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Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Educationreviewed by Tom Cockburn - 2004 Title: Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education Author(s): William E. Sedlacek Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco ISBN: 0787960209, Pages: 273, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com I liked this book although I didn’t agree with all of the
author’s commentary, conclusions or prescriptions. However,
the book already comes with much high praise from other places as
the six testimonials included show. For those keen to know about
size dimensions, here they are: the book has 9 chapters of
exposition and argument, 85 pages of appendices, chock full of
heuristics you can use immediately to develop and assess programs,
faculty, facilities, and candidates for admission. There are also
30 pages of references, names, and the index. So, basically, a
third of the book is a toolkit and reference material rather than
description, analysis, evaluation, and review. Nevertheless the two
thirds that do cover these areas are more than ample.
Sedlacek has been researching, testing and advocating alternatives
to the ‘Big Test’ approach for over 30 years
now.
What is meant by the ‘Big Test’ is really the
practice of using one, omnibus test to try to assess a diverse
range of people and abilities.... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Tom Cockburn
University of Waikato, New Zealand E-mail Author TOM COCKBURN is Senior Partner and CEO of his own international consulting partnership. He is a former head of a UK Business School and currently associated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand. He has recently published on the use of scenarios in PR education with Professor David McKie of the University of Waikato and is working on a book provisionally titled Communities of Commitment.
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