A teacher's guide to classroom assessment : understanding and using assessment to improve student learning / Susan M. Butler, Nancy D. McMunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Susan M.

Contributor:

McMunn, Nancy D.

Series:

Jossey-Bass teacher.

Jossey-Bass teacher

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grading and marking (Students).

Students--Rating of.

Students.

Educational tests and measurements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment is a comprehensive guide that shows step-by-step how to effectively integrate assessment into the classroom. Written for both new and seasoned teachers, this important book offers a practical aid for developing assessment skills and strategies, building assessment literacy, and ultimately improving student learning. Based on extensive research, this book is filled with illustrative, down-to-earth examples of how classroom assessment works in classrooms where assessment drives the instruction. The authors present the Classroom Assessment Cycle-

Contents:

Clarifying learning targets

Unpacking standards and benchmarks

Defining student expectations

Gathering assessment evidence

Understanding and selecting assessment methods

Written product, portfolio, and project assessments

Designing quality classroom assessment tasks

Creating useful scoring guides

Making sense of assessment data

Tracking and analyzing results

Linking assessment to instruction

Revising feedback and instructional plans

Using assessment to motivate students

Related assessment factors

Rethinking grading practices

Challenges of high-stakes assessment.

Notes:

"Grades K-12"--P. [1] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613400710

9781283400718

1283400715

9781118113332

1118113330

OCLC:

774284053