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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958500503321

Autore

Gallavan Nancy P

Titolo

Developing performance-based assessments : grades K-5 / / Nancy P. Gallavan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin Press, c2009

ISBN

9781452261256

1452261253

9781452212654

1452212651

9781441652492

1441652493

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

372.127

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Competency-based educational tests - United States

School children - Rating of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Examining the many purposes of assessment -- Planning assessments to promote understanding -- Collecting baseline data for preassessments -- Aligning appropriate formative assessments -- Incorporating learning, assigning instruction followed by feedback and correction  -- Administering summative assessments -- Identifying what to assess: inviting the five types of inquiry and information -- Analyzing how to assess: applying the five forms of appraisal and authentication -- Creating assessment templates and rubrics -- Conducting evaluations and accountability.

Sommario/riassunto

A useful resource which explains performance-based assessments (PBAs) in an accessible way and describes how to construct PBAs that measure learner performance effectively.