Resources
Where can additional information be found on assessment in an inquiry classroom?

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Facilitating reflection: A Manual for Leaders and Educators - "Reflection" is a vital component of service-learning. This manual was designed for educators and leaders of service groups who have an interest and a commitment to provide reflection opportunities for students and community partners alike. College professors, K-12 teachers, community organization leaders, and leaders of service organizations have all found, "Facilitating Reflection: A Manual for Leaders and Educators," a useful supplement to their work. From the John Dewey Project on Progressive Education at the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont

Chapter 11: Assessment in the Inquiry Classroom by Wynne Harlen in Inquiry: Thoughts, Views and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom Vol. 2, and Chapter 12: Assessment of Science Inquiry by George E. Hein and Sabra Lee

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) section on Assessment including Classroom Assessment, Framing the Context, Aligning the Assessment with the Context, Alternative Assessment, TIMSS, Standardized Testing, and Selected Resources from the ENC collection.

Inquiry-Minded Schools: Opening Doors for Accountability By Sharon F. Rallis and Margaret M. MacMullen - The authors have studied schools that are successfully using an ongoing inquiry cycle to improve student learning. They describe that process here -- a process that builds the capacity to improve as the school's knowledge base increases.

Books & Journal Articles 

Black, Paul (with Dylan Wiliam), Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment, Oct. 1998, p. 139.

Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., & Falk, B. (1995). Authentic assessment in action: Studies of schools and students at work. New York: Teachers College.

Ericcson, K. A., & Simon, H. A. (1984/1993). Protocol analysis: Verbal reports as data. Cambridge: M.I.T Press.

Frederiksen, N. (1984). The real test bias: Influences of testing on teaching and learning. American Psychologist, 39(3), pp.193-202.

Harnisch, D.L. & Mabry, L. (1993). Issues in the development and evaluation of alternative assessments. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 25(2), pp.179-187.

Linn, R.L., Baker, E.L., & Dunbar, S.B. (1991). Complex, performance-based assessment: expectations and validation criteria. Educational Researcher, 29(8), pp.15-21.

Linn, R. L., & Gronlund, N. E. (2000). Measurement and assessment in teaching (8th ed.). Columbus: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Mabry, L. (1999). Portfolios plus: A critical guide to alternative assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

MacMullen, M.M. & Rallis, S.F. (2000). Inquiry-Minded Schools: Opening Doors for Accountability. Phi Delta Kappan. (8)10, 766-773.

Stiggins, Richard J. (1995). Assessment Literacy for the 21st Century. Phi Delta Kappan. Nov. 238.

Stiggins, Richard J. (1999). Assessment, Student Confidence, and School Success, Phi Delta Kappan. 81(3), 191-8.

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