TY - BOOK AU - Pellegrino,James W. AU - Chudowsky,Naomi AU - Glaser,Robert ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Knowing what students know: the science and design of educational assessment SN - 0309072727 U1 - 371.261 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Washington, DC PB - National Academy Press KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - United States KW - Cognitive learning theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-347) and index; Rethinking the foundations of assessment -- The nature of assessment and reasoning from evidence -- The scientific foundations of assessment -- Advances in the sciences of thinking and learning -- Contributions of measurement and statistical modeling to assessment -- Assessment design and use: principles, practices and future directions -- Implications of the new foundations for asessment design -- Assessment in practice -- Information technologies: opportunities for advancing educational assessment -- Implications and recommendations for research, policy and practice -- Biographical sketches; Also available via the World Wide Web ER -