Suggestions for Further Reading

The following are several books on assessment which are not primarily concerned with assessment in mathematics. However, they are worth reading, for they contain a good number of assessment methods not discussed here, many of which can be adapted to the mathematics classroom.

Alverno College Faculty, Student Assessment-as-Learning at Alverno College, 3rd ed., Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 1994

Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd ed. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1993.

Astin, A.W. Assessment for Excellence: the Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ, 1993.

Banta, T.W. Implementing Outcomes Assessment: Promise and Perils, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1988.

Banta, T.W. and associates. Making a Difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1993.

Banta, T.W., Lund, J.P., Black, K.E.,and Oblander, F.W. eds. Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1996.

Braskamp, L.A., Brandenburg, D.C., and Ory, J.C. Evaluting Teaching Effectiveness: a practical guide, Beverley Hills Pub., Sage, 1984.

Braskamp, L.A. and Ory, J.C. Assessing Faculty Work : Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1994.

Kulm, G. Mathematics Assessment: What Works in the Classroom, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1994.

Light, R., Harvard Assessment Seminars (first and second), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1990, 1992.

Wiggins, G. Assessing Student Performance: Exploring the Purpose and Limits of Testing, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1993.

See also two journals, AAHE Assessment, published by the American Association for Higher Education, and Assessment Update, edited by Trudy Banta, published by Jossey-Bass.