1st Edition
Promoting K-12 Civic Learning and Engagement Through Assessment
1. The Role of Assessment in Advancing Civic Learning in K-12 Schools
Laura S. Hamilton, Samuel H. Rikoon, & David C. Kidd
Section 1: Setting the Stage: The Civic Assessment Landscape
2. Cultures and Contexts of Civics Education and Assessment in the US
Benjamin M. Jacobs & Michael J. Feuer
3. Advancing the Future of Civic Learning and Engagement Through Assessment: How AI Might Power Innovation in What and How We Measure
Eric M. Tucker & Eva L. Baker
4. Mapping Civic Measurement: Assessing Readiness and Opportunities for an Engaged Citizenry
Anna Gallos, Jessica Sutter, Matt Leighninger, & Rajiv Vinnakota
Section 2: Assessment for Large-scale Monitoring of Civic Learning Outcomes and Opportunities
5. Understanding Civic Learning and Engagement Through Large-Scale Assessments
Madeline Goodman & Irwin Kirsch
6. Measuring Civic and Citizenship Education Through Large-Scale Assessments: Insights from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS)
Wolfram Schulz & Valeria Damiani
7. Building the Backpack: Replicating State Standards Review and Assessment Processes in Civics Education
Beth Ratway & Peter Mabli
8. Assessing Student Engagement in a U.S. History and Civics Curriculum
Leah Bueso, Marsha Ing, Abigail Dym, & Joseph Kahne
9. Measuring Civic Values to Assess Civic Identity Development in Adolescents
David Kidd & Nicolás Riveros Medelius
10. Defining and Monitoring K-12 Civic Learning Opportunities in the United States
Margarita Olivera-Aguilar, Laura S. Hamilton, Corey Savage, & Samuel H. Rikoon
11. Can Discrete-choice Measures and Situational-judgment Tests Address Ongoing Questions about how to Quantify Global Citizenship?
Michael Thier
Section 3: Assessment to Foster Civic Learning Opportunities in the Classroom and Beyond
12. Assessing Digital Literacy as a Civic Skill in K-12 Classrooms
Mark Smith, Joel Breakstone, & Sam Wineburg
13. Reasoning with Content: Complex Scenarios as Performance Assessments
Jane C. Lo, Shiela W. Valencia, & Walter C. Parker
14. Developing Civic Competencies through Scenario-Based Learning and Assessment Tasks
Alli Brettschneider, Greg Vafis, & Caroline Wylie
15. Exploring Implications of Transformative SEL for Civic Measurement in Diverse K-12 School Communities
Robert J. Jagers, Brittney V. Williams, Johari Harris, & Briana Coleman
16. CIRCLE’s Civic Data Tool: Connecting Practitioners with Measures and Data for Impact
Abby Kiesa & Alberto Medina
Biography
Laura S. Hamilton is a senior associate at the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.
Samuel H. Rikoon is a senior researcher at the American Institutes for Research.
David C. Kidd is Chief Assessment Scientist for the Democratic Knowledge Project in the Edmond & Lily Safra Center at Harvard University, U.S.A.
