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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457371103321

Autore

Butler Susan M

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-283-40071-5

9786613400710

1-118-11333-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass teacher

Altri autori (Persone)

McMunnNancy D

Disciplina

371.271

Soggetti

Grading and marking (Students)

Students - Rating of

Educational tests and measurements

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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-