Case Studies of the Introduction and Use of Portfolio Assessment in Pre-College Mathematics Education

本研究的目的是在全国范围内首次大规模研究大学预科数学教学中档案袋评估的引入和使用。目标是确定原则，这些原则可以通知持续的政策和计划发展，并且可以在评估、课程和教学中激发新的主动性。这项研究的重点是各州、地区、学校和教师，他们正在尝试用组合评估来衡量学生的学习情况，这项拟议的研究将检验这些努力以及它们对数学课程和教学的影响。该工作计划为期35个月，包括对在州和地方两级引入组合评估的活动进行全国调查，对数学中替代评估实践和材料的研究进行全面审查，以及课程和教学中的相关创新，对五个有前途的地方项目进行深入的案例研究，广泛的产品开发和传播战略，由政策研究协会和首席州立学校官员委员会之间的伙伴关系支持，将确保高质量的产品，并通过州和地方从业人员和政策制定者的全国网络立即传播。

The purpose of this project is to conduct the first large- scale national study of the introduction and use of portfolio assessment in pre-college mathematics instruction. The goal is to identify principles that can inform continued policy and program development and that can stimulate new initiatives in assessment, curriculum, and instruction. Focusing on states, districts, schools, and teachers as they experiment with portfolio assessment to measure student learning, the proposed research will examine these efforts and the ways they affect curriculum and instruction in mathematics. The workplan, which spans 35 months, includes a national survey of activities to introduce portfolio assessment at state and local levels, a comprehensive review of the research on alternative assessment practices and materials in mathematics, and related innovations in curriculum and instruction, intensive case studies of five promising local programs, and extensive product development and dissemination strategies, supported by a partnership between Policy Studies Associates and the Council of Chief State School Officers, will ensure high quality products and their immediate dissemination through a national network of state and local practitioners and policy makers.