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NASSP Bulletin, Vol. 82, No. 595, 4-10 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/019263659808259503

Ability Testing, Instruction, and Assessment of Achievement: Breaking Out of the Vicious Circle

Robert J. Sternberg

Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

We can now measure abilities, teach, and assess achievement in ways that enable all students to achieve at higher levels. To do so, we must break out of a vicious circle that values only a narrow cross section of abilities, and that ignores or actually devalues a broader range of important abilities.


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