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Assessing Minority Student Performance
Author(s) -
Jalomo Jr. Romero
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.11201
Subject(s) - standardized test , academic achievement , mathematics education , student achievement , psychology , achievement test , medical education , community college , pedagogy , medicine
Recent studies suggest that minority students do not perform well on standardized assessment measures commonly used to evaluate their preparation for and performance in college. This chapter examines student outcomes and criticisms surrounding standardized achievement testing and discusses strategies for employing alternative assessment approaches.