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A True Test: Toward More Authentic and Equitable Assessment

Grant Wiggins

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Before we can solve the challenges of assessment, we must agree on what we want students to know and then design tests that will measure their performance.

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Before we can solve the challenges of assessment, we must agree on what we want students to know and then design tests that will measure their performance.

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Before we can solve the challenges of assessment, we must agree on what we want students to know and then design tests that will measure their performance.

Key concepts: Test (biology), Measure (data warehouse), Standardized test, Mathematics education, Psychology, Test design, Educational assessment, Criterion-referenced test

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