Contents

• Assesment theory for college classrooms / Susan M. Brookhart
• Assessing fundamentals in every course through mastery learning / J. Ronald Gentile
• Authentic assessment : testing in reality / Marilla D. Svinicki
• Developing a student-based evaluation tool for authentic assessment / Joseph M. La Lopa
• Student portfolios : an alternative way of encouraging and evaluating student learning / Carmel Parker White
• Alternative assessment in a mathematics course / Nancy J. Simpson
• Assessing performance in problem-based service-learning projects / Tim O. Peterson
• Performance-based assessment : improving the value of laboratory and skills examinations / Judy M. Silvestrone
• Aligning paper tests with multimedia instruction / Scott L. Howell
• Computerized testing in large courses : a case study / John F. Kremer - - Group exams in science courses / Linda C. Hodges
• Making student thinking visible by examining discussion during group testing / Theresa Castor
• Two examples of group exams from Communications and Engineering / Karin L. Sandell, Lonnie Welch
• Using practice tests on a regular basis to improve student learning / Margaret K. Snooks
• Post-test analysis : a tool for developing students’ metacognitive awareness and self-regulation / Michelle V. Achacoso
• INDEX