The Truth May Make you Free, but the Test May Keep You Imprisoned: Toward
Assessment Worthy of the Liberal Arts
by Grant Wiggins
In this article, Grant Wiggins offers a number of unique ways to negotiate the "assessment problem in the liberal arts." By offering illustrative examples and thought-provoking anecdotes completely relevant to the liberal arts, he relays a strong message: "We need more than engaging activities. We need truly standard-setting and standard-revealing assessments." This is a foundational piece for anyone considering various ways to approach assessment and liberal arts education.
This article is printed in the following publication:
Heeding the Call for Change: Suggestions for Curricular Action (MAA Notes and Report Series). Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1992, pp. 150-162.
ISBN: 0883850796
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