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Selected Assessment Resources From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
1. Angles on Mathematics Achievement
  - 1993. Free.
    ETS Policy Notes
    Educational Testing Service
    Rosedale Road, Mail Stop 04-R
    Princeton, NJ 98541
    (609)734-5694
    Fax (609)734-1755
2. Annotated Bibliography on Performance Assessment
  - 1995. 16 pp. $5.00
    FairTest
    342 Broadway
    Cambridge, MA 02139
3. Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Mathematics
  - 1990. $24,95.
    AAS Books
    P.O. Box 521
    Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
    (202)326-6400
4. Assessment of Authentic Performance In School Mathematics
  - Edited by R. Lesh and S.J. Lamon
    1992. $29.94 and $4.00 for shipping
    AAAS Books
    Dept. A62, P.O. Box 753
    Waldorf, MD 20604
    (800)222-7809
5. Assessment in The Mathematics Classroom
  - 1993 Yearbook. 248 pp. $22.00
    NCTM
6. Assessment Standards for School Mathematics
  - 1995. 112 pp. $15.00
    NCTM
7. Authentic Assessment in Practice: A Collection of Portfolios, Performance Tasks, Exhibitions, and Documentation
  - $15.00
    National Center for Restructuring Education Schools, and Teaching (NCRREST)
    Box 110 Teachers College, Columbia University
    New York, NY 10027
8. Can Students Do Mathematics Problem Solving?: Results from Constructed-Response Questions in NAEP's 1992 Mathematics Assessment
  - 1993. 236 pp. $15.00. Stock #065-000-00593-0
    U.S. Government Bookstore
    Room 118, Federal Building
    1000 Liberty Avenue
    Pittsburg, PA 15222
    (412)644-2721
    fax (412)644-4547
9. The Changing Face of Testing and Assessment: Problems and Solutions
  - 1991. Single copy $18.45 (include shipping)
    American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
    1801 N. Moore Street
    Arlington, VA 22209-9988
    (703)528-0700
    Stock #021-00338. Discounts available for bulk orders.
10. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
  - 1989. 258 pp. $25.00
    NCTM
11. Educational Leadership
  - Volume 49, Number 8, May 1992. $5.00 focus issue
    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
    1250 North Pitt Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314-1403
    (703)549-9110
12. Emphasis on Assessment: Readings from NCTM's School-Based Journals
  - 1996. 152 pp. $10.00
    NCTM
13. Expanding Student Assessment
  - Edited by Vito Perrone.
    $14.95
    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
    1250 North Pitt Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314-1403
    (703)549-9110
    Stock #611-91114
14. FairTest Examiner (Newsletter)
  - $30.00 (Individual) and $45.00(Institutional).
    Sample of newsletter and catalogs available upon request.
    National Center for Fair and Open Testing
    342 Broadway
    Cambridge, MA 02139-1802
    (617)864-4810
15. Focus Issues on Assessment: February 1992 Arithmetic Teacher and November 1992 Mathematics Teacher
  - $7.00 each
    NCTM
16. For Good Measure: Principles and Goals for Mathematics Assessment
  - 1991. $2.95
    National Academy Press
    2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
    Box 285
    Washington, DC 20055
    (800)624-6242
    (202)334-3313
17. From Gatekeeper to Gateway: Transforming Testing in America
  - 1990. $6.00
    National Commission on Testing and Public Policy, CSTEEP
    323 Campion Hall
    Boston College
    Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807
    (617)552-4521
18. Implementing Performance Assessments: A Guide to Classroom, School, and System Reform
  - 1995. 56 pp. Single copy $6.00
    FairTest
    342 Broadway
    Cambridge, MA 02139
    Discount available for bulk orders
19. Improving Science and Mathematics Education: Laboratory Network Program on Alternative Assessment
  - 1993
    Project and product information available from CRESST
    University of CA
    405 Hilgard Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90024-1522
    (310)206-1532
20. The Influence of Testing on Teaching Math and Science in Grades 4-12
  - 1992. Complete report $31.00
    Appendices, various prices
    NSF Study, CSTEEP
    323 Campion Hall
    Boston College
    Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807
    (617)552-4521
21. K-5 Mathematics Program Evaluation; 6-8 Mathematics Program Evaluation; and 9-12 Mathematics Program Evaluation
  - 3 separate publications by Michael C. Hynes, Ph.D. 1993, 1995, 1996
    University of Central Florida
    ED 146 College of Education
    Orlando, FL 32816-1250
    (407)823-5228
    fax(407)823-5135
22. Making Sense of Testing and Assessment
  - 1993. 28 pp. Single copy $6.00
    American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
    1801 N. Moore Street
    Arlington, VA 22209-9988
    (703)875-0748
    fax(703)841-1543
    Stock #21-00399
  - Discount available for bulk orders
23. Mathematics Assessment: Alternative Approaches
  - 1992. $55.00. Video and Guide
    NCTM
24. Mathematics Assessment and Evaluation: Imperatives for Mathematics Education
  - Edited by Thomas A. Romberg. 1992. $21.95 paper, $64.50 hardcover
    State University of New York Press
    c/o CUP Services
    P.O. Box 6525
    Ithaca, NY 14851
    (607)277-2211
    (800)666-2211
25. Mathematics Assessment: Myths, Models, Good Questions, and practical Suggestions
  - 1992. 67 pp. $8.50
    NCTM
26. Measuring Up: Prototypes for Mathematics Assessment
  - 1993
    Mathematical Sciences Education Board
    Single copy available for $10.95
    National Academy Press
    2101 Constitution Avenue
    Box 285
    Washington, DC 20055
    (800)624-6242
    (202)334-3313
    Discount available for bulk orders
27. Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment
  - 1993. $17.95.
    Mathematical Sciences Education Board
    Single copy available for $10.95
    National Academy Press
    2101 Constitutional Avenue
    Box 285
    Washington, DC 20055
    (800)624-6242
    (202)334-3313
    Discount available for bulk orders
28. Measuring What Counts: A Policy Brief
  - 1993. $3.95.
    National Academy Press
    2101 Constitutional Avenue
    Box 285
    Washington, DC 20055
    (800)624-6242
    (202)334-3313
29. The Portfolio and Its Use: Book Two. A Road Map for Assessment
  - By Sharon G. MacDonald. 1996
    Southern Early Childhood Association
    P.O. Box 56130
    Little Rock, AR 72215-6130
    (5010663-0353
    fax(501)663-2114
30. Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems
  - 1995. 36 pp. Single copy $10.00
    National Forum on Assessment
    c/o FairTest
    342 Broadway
    Cambridge, MA 02139
    Discount available for bulk orders
31. Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics
  - 1991. 196 pp. $25.00
    NCTM
32. Redesigning Assessment
  - Three Videotapes
    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
    1250 N. Pitt St.
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    (703)549-9110
33. A Sampler of Mathematics Assessment
  - 1991. $5.50 plus shipping.
    California Department of Education, Sales Unit
    P.O. Box 271
    Sacramento, CA 95812
    (916)445-1260
34. A Sampler of Mathematics Assessment
  - 1994. $9.00 plus shipping.
    California Department of Education, Sales Unit
    P.O. Box 271
    Sacramento, CA 95812
    (916)445-1260
35. Standardized Tests and Our Children: A Guide to Testing Reform
  - $4.00. 28 pp.
    FairTest
    342 Broadway
    Cambridge, MA 02139
    Discount available for bulk orders
36. Standards, Not Standardization
  - With Grand Wiggins. Four-volume video and print
    Each volume $265
    Center of Learning, Assessment, and School Structure (CLASS)
    39 main Street
    Geneseo, NY 14454
    (716)243-5500
    fax (716)243-5014
37. Surveying the Landscape of State Education Assessment Programs
  - The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and islands
    300 Brikdstone Square, Suite 900
    Andover, MA 01810
    (508)470-0098
38. Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the 1990's
  - 1990 Yearbook. 248 pp. $22.00
    NCTM
39. Testing and Assessment in Secondary Education: A Critical Review of Emerging Practices
  - By Clifford Hill and Eric Larsen. $6.50.
    NCRVE Materials Distribution
    Western Illinois University
    46 Horrabin Hall
    Macomb, IL 61455
    (800)637-7652
    #MDS-237
40. Testing and Evaluation: Learning from the Projects We Fund
  - $25.00
    Council for Aid to Education
    342 Madison Ave.
    Suite 1532
    New York, NY 10173
    (212)661-5800
    fax (212)661-9766
Selected Organizations with Additional Assessment Resources
1. Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)
  - University of CA--Los Angeles
    Center for the Study of Evaluation
    145 Moore Hall
    Los Angeles, CA 90024-1522
    (213)206-1530
2. Educational Testing Service
  - For a complete listing, contact ETS Policy Information Center
    Rosedale Road, Mail Stop 04-R
    Princeton, NJ 08541
    (609)734-5694
    fax (609)734-1755
3. Einsenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Materials
  - For a complete listing contact ENC
    The Ohio State University
    1929 Kenny Road
    Columbus, OH 43210-1079
    (501)663-0353
    fax (501)663-2114 or (614)292-7784
Other Resources
1. "Math Praised for Everyday Relevance"
  - Beauty of Logic in Science, Voting
    By: David Perlman
    San Francisco Chronicle
    February 5, 1998
2. The Universe and the Teacup
  - The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
    By: K.C. Cole Harcourt Brace
    Pages: 214
    Price: $22.00
    The author try to explain the relevance of mathematics to the ways a democratic society can best organize itself for fairness in its courts, schools and elections.
3. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
  - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
    Reston, VA
    1989
4. Mathematical Power: Lessons from a Classroom
  - Ruth E. Parker
    Portsmouth, NH
    Heinemann Educational Books
    1993
5. "Classrooms Are Just Another Cultural Activity"
  - Research on Classroom Ecologies: Implications for Inclusion of Children with Learning Disabilities
    Ronald Gallimore--author
    Deborah L. Speece and Barbara K. Keogh (editors)
    Mahwah, NJ
    Erlbaum
    1996
    or
  - Rousing Minds to Life: Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Social Context
    Ronald G. Tharp and Ronald Gallimore
    New York: Cambridge University Press
    1998
6. Schoolteacher: A Sociological Study
  - Daniel C. Lortie
    Chicago: University of Chicago Press
    1975
7. "Learning to Teach"
  - Handbook of Teaching and Policy
    Sharon F. Nemser--author
    Lee Shulman and Gary Sykes (editors)
    New York: Longman
    1983
8. The TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Methods and Findings from an Exploratory Research project on Eighth-Grade mathematics Instruction in Germany, Japan, and the United States
  - Washington DC: National Center for Education Statistics
    1997
    James W. Stigler et al.
9. Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics
  - Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
    1991
10. Many Visions, Many Aims: A Cross-National Investigation of Curricular Intentions in School Mathematics
  - William H. Schmidt et al.
    Boston: Kluwer
    1997
11. Videotap with examples from German, Japan, and US lessons together with study guide
  - National Center for Education Statistics
    (202) 219-1333
    timss@ed.gov
12. Pursuing Excellence: A Study of US Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context
  - Lois Peak
    Washington DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, US Department of Education
    1996
13. Learning to Teach in Two Cultures: Japan and the United States
  - Nobuo K. Shimahara and Akira Sakai
    New York: Garland
    1995

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