Viewpoints

Beyond Testing:
Assessment for Teaching and Learning

The Multimedia Package

Viewpoints is a multimedia package containing two audio CDs and a short informative booklet. This volume of Viewpoints focuses on the use of assessment to improve teaching and learning in schools.

The CDs provide the voices, or viewpoints, of a highly respected group of education professionals who are well versed in the issues of testing and assessment. These interviews—from the president of the American Federation of Teachers to the cochair of the National Research Council's Committee on the Foundations of Assessment to a highly regarded education writer at The Washington Post—represent many perspectives and opinions that surround this timely topic.

The booklet complements the interviews with research about the increasing importance of testing and assessment in school improvement. It also includes information on the federal government's role in setting standards for measuring student performance and the implications for local education leaders.