Index
21st-century competencies or capabilities
1, 2, 12, 19, 23, 59, 60, 64, 66â68, 70, 71, 74, 81, 88, 89
21st-century skills
10, 78
academic and non-academic skills
10, 15, 67, 73
academic credentials
46â48
academic skills
15, 69, 73
accountability
8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 21, 41, 64, 68, 69, 101, 104, 118
action plan
117
active participation
73, 119
acts of teaching
88, 120
Adamson
60
Adie, L.
2, 19
affirmation action policy
9
Alberta Assessment Consortium (AAC)
86
Alberta education
67, 70, 71
Alberta government
61, 67, 71, 99
Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI)
70, 71, 90
Alberta, Canada
4, 60â62, 76, 99
alternative forms of assessment
1, 10, 12, 15, 20, 59, 60, 68, 73, 82
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
16, 17, 69, 72
Aquinas, Thomas
104
Aristotle
103, 104
Ash, A.
34, 38
assessment as learning
16, 20, 76
assessment capacity
2
assessment courses
3, 75â89, 117
assessment criteria
11, 54, 108, 110, 115, 118â120, 122
assessment curricula
1
assessment curriculum and resources
23, 86, 88
assessment data
16, 21, 62, 75, 79
assessment for accountability
17, 69
assessment for learning
1, 12, 15â17, 20, 21, 36, 59, 68, 70, 71, 78, 83â86, 88â90, 117, 118, 120, 121
assessment knowledge and skills
1, 17, 21, 89
assessment literacy or competence
1â5, 7, 14â23, 59â61, 75, 87â91, 114, 120, 121
assessment methods
2, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 48, 59, 75, 78, 87â89, 112
assessment of learning
4, 16, 20, 21, 73, 75, 76, 84, 88
assessment practice
1, 2, 11, 14â16, 18â22, 51, 60, 68, 70, 73, 75â78, 82, 85, 86, 88, 90, 91, 108, 114, 118, 119
assessment tools
82, 84, 106, 109
Australia
19
authentic assessment tasks
23, 69, 84
authentic assessment
2, 12â14, 18, 21, 23, 36, 59, 69â71, 76, 77, 81, 83, 84, 88â90, 117â121
authentic intellectual work
13, 69, 119
authentic learning experiences
72, 106
authentic learning tasks
114, 116â118
authenticity
106
balanced assessment systems
16
banausic demands
104
Barbados
39
B.Ed. program
76, 82, 98, 100, 101, 105â111
behaviorist learning approach
9, 11, 14
behaviorist view of learning
12
beliefs
10, 13, 14, 20, 27, 59, 68, 88â90
Bennett, R. E.
41
Bernsteinâs framing and classification
20
Black, P.
17, 70
Brookhart, S.
17
Brown, G.
40
business and industry
101, 108
Cambridge Assessment International (formerly, Cambridge International Examinations)
39â41, 44, 63, 64
Canada
3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19, 22, 27, 28, 34, 44â51, 55, 60â62, 65, 66, 76, 86, 89, 98, 99
Canadian universities
3, 33, 35, 88, 114
Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)
41
Caribbean
3, 28, 37, 38, 40â44, 54
Cazden, C.
20
Chapman, O.
89
character and citizenship
73
Clarke, Austin
39, 40, 43, 44
classroom assessment
1, 2, 8, 9, 15â17, 59, 60, 69, 75, 77, 82, 86, 90
classroom discourse
11, 20
Clinton, Hilary Rodham
52
cognitive psychology
121
Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning (CBAL)
121
collaboration
1, 10, 12, 22, 53, 60, 66, 67, 81, 88, 117, 119
colonial education
37, 39â41
communication
1, 10, 12, 22, 32, 36,42, 52, 60, 66, 67, 69, 71, 81, 88, 117, 120
competencies
1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 15â17, 19, 21â23, 59, 60, 64, 66â68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 87â89, 91, 97â111, 117, 121
competency-based education
97â111, 121
complex problem-solving
1, 10, 12, 22, 60, 66, 69, 81, 88, 117
conceptions of assessment
3, 7, 11, 14, 81, 88â90, 120
construction of knowledge
106
context-dependent
19, 21
conventional assessment
20, 72, 73, 90, 118, 120
CORE program
72
core subjects
62, 66, 68, 71, 75
core values
27, 67, 111
course design
97, 98, 101, 108, 109
creativity and innovation
10, 22, 60, 66, 67
criteria and standards
11, 116, 118, 120
critical inquiry
11, 20
critical thinking
1, 4, 10, 12, 22, 31, 66, 67, 69, 88, 104, 114, 117
cross-curricular competencies
59, 67, 75
cue aggressive learners
33
cue assertive learners
29, 32, 33, 37, 51
cue card self-assessment tools
108â110
cue conscious learners
32
cue deaf learners
33, 37
cultural contexts
3, 90
curricular goals
2
curriculum design or redesign
59, 60, 66â68, 71, 98, 106
Darling-Hammond, L.
60, 88, 117
Davies, A.
108
Davis, B.
90
Deep understanding
69, 76, 84
DeLuca, C.
22
DePassâ experiences with summative examinations
32, 118
design, selection, and use of authentic assessments
2, 59
developing teachersâ assessment literacy
1â5, 7, 14, 22, 23, 60, 75, 87, 90, 91, 121
Dewey, J.
34, 121
diagnostic competence
121
disciplinary knowledge
89
disciplined inquiry
69, 70, 106, 107
discourses
4, 10, 11, 19â21, 76, 85, 103, 107, 108, 114, 121
dispositions
19, 69, 73, 87, 91
Dolakia, Jagruti
28, 53
dream
29, 53, 115, 118â120, 122
Drisko, J. W.
107, 110
Dweck, C.
10
dynamic social practice
19, 21
Earl, L.
59, 90
education reforms
1, 5, 14, 23, 59, 61, 73, 86, 87, 117
education system
1â3, 5, 21â23, 27, 42, 45, 60, 63, 64, 66, 70â72, 74, 75, 86, 87, 90
educational assessment
2, 5, 16, 17, 22, 30, 44, 76, 79, 83, 88, 98, 117, 121
educational credentials
29, 46â48, 51
educational policy
16, 42, 44, 61, 91
educational researchers
17, 23, 70, 86, 121
educational transferability
29, 51
educators
3, 7, 11, 17, 23, 36, 41, 42, 44, 52â54, 60, 63, 70, 72, 86, 88, 91, 118, 121
end-of-term examination
8
English language learners, English as a second language or English as a foreign language
61, 98
E-portfolios
87
equitable learning opportunities
1, 59, 60
ethnic Chinese and Indian students
9
evaluation
1, 3, 4, 20, 22, 27â31, 34â38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 51, 53, 70, 75, 77, 80, 85, 86, 98, 101, 108, 116
evidence centered design
121
evidence-based practice
72, 119, 120
examinations
7â11, 23, 32â46, 48â54, 63, 64, 72â74
experiential learning
31, 121
experiential mood
104
experimentation
105, 106, 108, 111
extended communication
71
fables
29â31, 53, 122
facilitator of learning
117
Fazio, X.
22
feedback
11, 20, 31, 59, 62, 68, 81, 85, 116, 118â120
final paper
115, 116
Finnish model
74
First Nations, Métis, and Indigenous education
67, 99
formal assessment
27â29, 31, 50â52, 89
formal education
9, 27, 29, 37, 53
formative assessment
1, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, 36, 59, 68, 70, 71, 75, 78, 81, 82, 85, 116, 118, 120, 121
formative classroom assessment data
16
framework for 21st century learning
66, 75
Fullan, M.
90
functions
2, 4, 9, 16, 32, 33, 39, 69, 75, 76, 78, 89
game-based assessments
20, 78, 121
Gamoran, A.
106
gatekeepers
29, 37, 38
GCE âAâ Level exam
9, 41, 63
GCE âOâ Level exam
23, 41, 44, 63, 72
genuine school (schole)
104
geopolitical
3, 4, 60, 121
Gipps, C.
9
global education reforms
1, 5, 23, 61, 86, 87, 117
Goh Chok Tong
71
grading
11, 27, 76, 104, 109
Greece
4
grit and resilience
12, 22, 74
growth mindset
10, 15, 59, 91, 119
guiding questions
116, 120
Gunn, S.
2
Guo, Shibao
34, 42, 51,
Guo, Yan
36, 42,
Guo, Yansheng
34
Guskey, T.
90
Guyana
39
Hargreaves, A.
59, 90
Harlen, W.
17, 18
high-achieving/high-performing education systems
5, 23, 74
higher education institutions
8, 11, 12, 61, 62, 66, 75â86, 120
higher-order competencies
2, 117
high-quality assessment
1, 7, 18, 22, 75, 78, 86â88, 90, 116, 120, 121
high-stakes national examinations
7, 9, 10, 63, 64
history/historical
2, 3, 4, 7, 31, 40, 41, 54, 97, 100
Hodge, K. A.
66
human rights
51, 52
immigrant professionals
28, 29, 46, 48, 50, 51
immigrant women
29, 48â50
immigrantsâ experiences (Canada)
46
immigration Canada
36, 51, 54, 61
inclusive learning environments
69, 99
independent and lifelong learners
74
Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT)
12, 22
initial teacher preparation
1â4, 7, 15, 22, 59â61, 75
inquiry-based pedagogies or inquiry-based learning
59, 60, 74
inservice teacher professional development programs
2, 3, 7, 15, 59, 91
inservice teachers
1â3, 7, 13, 15, 21â23, 59â61, 74â76, 84, 86, 87, 89â91, 117, 120
inspiring education
67, 71
instructional practice
1, 14â17, 20, 21, 59, 68, 75
instructors
10, 11, 13, 14, 32, 33, 37, 78, 88, 97, 98, 101, 104, 105, 108, 110, 115â119, 122
international assessments
5, 23, 60, 63â66, 86
investment
59, 60, 70â75
I.R.E./F.
20
issue-based design
98
item formats
10, 12
Jamaica
39, 41, 42, 44, 45
job interview
120
journal writing
107, 108
Kâ12 classrooms
15, 70
Kâ12 school curricula
1, 61
Kâ12 students
2, 16, 19, 22, 88, 89, 118
Klenowski, V.
2, 19
Klinger, D.
35
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) benchmarks
99, 100, 103, 108â110, 121
Koh, K.
3â5, 28, 36, 76â85, 88, 89, 119, 121
large-scale assessment
75, 81, 82
Lear, J. L.
66
learning and life skills
73
learning by doing
121
learning environment
8, 14, 21, 53, 69, 80, 81, 99
learning goals or outcomes
10, 15, 18, 19, 59, 67, 69, 71, 76â86, 90, 116, 117
learning process
14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 74, 75, 120
learning progression
121
learning sciences
121
Lee, Hsien Loong
72
liberal education
101
life chances of learners
29
Lingard, B.
13
linguistically and culturally diverse
2
lived experiences
28
London, N.
37â40, 42, 54
lower-order learning outcomes
10
Luke, A.
2, 13, 72
Malaysia
3, 7â9, 23, 28, 47, 62
Marks, H. M.
106
M.Ed. program
74, 76â84
managerial view of teachers
101
mathematics authentic assessment
89
measurement
12, 13, 16, 68, 76, 78â80, 84, 121
measurement errors
18,
Meighan, R.
37
metacognitive strategies
59, 107
Ministry of Education (MOE)
39, 42, 63, 67, 71â75, 87
motivation
18, 118
National Institute of Education (NIE)
13, 63, 72, 83
Newmann, F.
13, 69, 106,
Nicomachean ethics
103, 104
non-academic skills
10, 15, 67, 73
parents
7, 16, 17, 27, 28, 36, 39, 43, 50, 62, 63, 68, 70
partner teacher or mentor teacher
89
partnership for 21st century skills
66, 75
past learning experiences or previous educational experiences
14, 120
pedagogy
2, 7, 11, 13, 14, 20, 40, 59, 60, 62, 68, 70, 72â74, 86â89, 102, 117
peer assessment
18, 68
Pellegrino, J. W.
121
performance assessment
10, 20, 21, 59, 64, 76, 77, 81, 83
performance-based tasks
2, 65, 101
performance mindset
10, 118, 119
performance standards
1
personal transformation
103
philosopher
3, 45, 102, 104
philosophy of education
4, 11, 35, 97, 98, 101â111
Pieper, J.
102, 103
Pierre Hadot
102, 103
point system
46, 54
policies
3â5, 14, 23, 42, 46, 47, 51, 61, 72, 90, 91
policy borrowing
3
policymakers
3,16, 19, 27, 30, 31, 60, 64, 68, 86, 116
Poonwassie, D.
37, 39, 40, 42
Popham, W. J.
15, 22
portfolio assessment
12, 87
post-colonial countries
3, 7
post-secondary institutions
27, 97, 100
post-secondary teaching
3, 45
practicum or field experience
44, 87, 89, 114, 115, 119
preservice teacher education program
3, 22
preservice teachers/student teachers/teacher candidates
1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 33, 44, 88, 52, 60, 63, 76, 83, 87â89, 91, 98, 102, 108, 109, 111, 114â122
principles of sound assessment
2, 15, 78
problem-based learning
88, 97, 117
problem scenarios
5, 114, 116, 117, 120â122
problem solving
1, 10, 12, 14, 22, 60, 66, 67, 69, 81, 88, 117
professional career
101, 102, 105
professional development
2, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21â23, 49, 59â61, 63, 70â75, 77, 86â91, 117, 121
professional judgment
22, 62, 82
professional learning
21â23, 60, 63, 70, 74, 75, 86, 89â91, 120
professional teacher competences
98
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
63â65, 86
programs of study
67, 71
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
63
project work
64, 71, 72
psychometric testing
11
psychometricians
121
purposes and functions
2, 4, 16, 75, 76, 78, 89
pursuit of wisdom
5, 6, 111
quality assessment for learning and teaching
116, 120
real-world contexts
22, 71, 117
realignment
69, 70
recommendations
5, 31, 61, 69, 74, 87â91, 114
reflections
7, 20, 120â122
reflective practitioners
78, 87
reflective thinking
88, 120
reliable
2, 18, 80
reproduction of facts and procedures
73
research-informed practice
118, 119
rich tasks
13
rote memorization
9, 60
rubric
11, 19, 76â78, 81, 82, 84, 110, 116, 118, 119, 121
Sahlberg, P.
86
Sawyer, R. K.
117
Schmidt, M.
59, 90
school administrators or leaders
13, 16, 17, 68, 70, 74â77
school-based assessment
72
school-based professional learning community
74, 86, 90
Science Practical Assessment (SPA)
64, 72
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
22, 65, 66, 98
self-assessment
59, 64, 108â110, 119, 120
self-directed learning
1, 10, 12, 22, 59, 60, 73, 88, 117
Shamugaratnam, Tharman
72, 73
Shepard, L.
17, 68â70
Shulman, L.
88, 117
Sierra Leone
37, 40
signature pedagogies
88, 117
Singapore
3â5, 7, 12, 13, 23, 60â67, 70â84
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB)
72
Singaporean schools
71, 72
Snyder, J.
88
social-constructivist learning
14, 68
sociocultural and political context
14, 23, 60, 121
socioemotional competencies
73
soft skills
69
spirit of inquiry
103
spiritual exercises
103, 107, 108
stakeholders
3, 4, 16, 18, 27, 28, 70, 86, 99, 116
standardized paper-and-pen tests
12, 15, 59
standards
1, 9â11, 15â19, 22, 23, 48, 61, 69, 75, 98, 115, 116â120
Stiggins, R.
2, 15â18
strategies
2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 32, 36, 63, 64, 70, 889, 101, 108, 121
Strategies for Active and Independent Learning (SAIL)
64, 72
student achievement or performance
11, 15, 17â20, 38, 59, 60, 64, 65, 68, 70, 72,
Student Learning Assessments (SLAs)
62
student- or learner-centered pedagogical approaches
60, 88, 117
studentsâ assignments
11, 120
studentsâ learning
1, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 60, 62, 68, 71, 73â75, 78, 86, 89, 90
success criteria
68
Sumara, D.
90
Summa Theologica
104
summative assessments
10â12, 20, 21, 23, 31, 68, 73â75, 108, 118
survey-based approach
98
Tan, C.
73
task design
84, 106
Teach Less, Learn More (TLLM)
72, 73
teacher certification
1, 22, 75, 105, 110
teacher education
3, 5, 15, 22, 42, 44, 60, 62, 74, 75, 86, 87, 97â111, 121
teacher educators
3, 7, 17, 23, 70, 72, 86, 88, 91, 118, 121
teachersâ capacity building
59, 77, 121
teaching
1â4, 10, 11, 13â16, 18, 20, 23, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 44â46, 53, 54, 60, 62, 63, 68â70, 72, 74, 75, 79, 80, 83â88, 97â99, 101, 102, 104â107, 109â111, 114â120
teaching quality standards
75, 99
test developers
16, 121
tests
8â12, 15â17, 20, 30â32, 44, 45, 52, 59, 62, 68, 69, 73, 80, 121
Thinking Schools Learning Nation (TSLN)
63, 71, 72
transferability
4, 29, 46â48, 51
transformative intellectual activity
102
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
63â65
Trinidad and Tobago
37, 39
UNESCO
29, 52
United Kingdom
17
United Nations
4, 29
United States/US
16, 22, 29, 34, 35, 37, 47, 48, 51, 65, 66, 86
universality
4, 29, 51
validity
19, 21, 47, 79, 121
value beyond school
106, 107
values
20, 27, 35, 37, 45, 66, 67, 73, 91, 108
Volante, L.
22
Vygotsky, L.
14
Wang, R.
53
ways of life
102â107, 109, 111
whole-class lectures
20
Wiggins, G.
69, 118
Wiliam, D.
17, 70
Willis, J.
2, 19â21
workbooks
8, 10
worksheets
8, 10
Wright, H.
37, 40, 42
Wyatt-Smith, C.
2