Knowing What Students Know
Knowing What Students Know

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-10-27

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0309293227

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Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight's dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies for improving the educational process, we need a way to find out what works and what doesn't work as well. Educational assessment seeks to determine just how well students are learning and is an integral part of our quest for improved education. The nation is pinning greater expectations on educational assessment than ever before. We look to these assessment tools when documenting whether students and institutions are truly meeting education goals. But we must stop and ask a crucial question: What kind of assessment is most effective? At a time when traditional testing is subject to increasing criticism, research suggests that new, exciting approaches to assessment may be on the horizon. Advances in the sciences of how people learn and how to measure such learning offer the hope of developing new kinds of assessments-assessments that help students succeed in school by making as clear as possible the nature of their accomplishments and the progress of their learning. Knowing What Students Know essentially explains how expanding knowledge in the scientific fields of human learning and educational measurement can form the foundations of an improved approach to assessment. These advances suggest ways that the targets of assessment-what students know and how well they know it-as well as the methods used to make inferences about student learning can be made more valid and instructionally useful. Principles for designing and using these new kinds of assessments are presented, and examples are used to illustrate the principles. Implications for policy, practice, and research are also explored. With the promise of a productive research-based approach to assessment of student learning, Knowing What Students Know will be important to education administrators, assessment designers, teachers and teacher educators, and education advocates.

Reading Level 6
Reading Level 6

Author: Paul Hollin

Publisher:

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 9781407128122

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Prepare for the 2014 KS2 SATs with Scholastic's Practice Papers. The National Tests are changing in 2014 and, Scholastic's Practice Papers are fully in line with the new Reading tests for children in Year 6. The Practice Papers will help your child achieve to the best of their ability * Essential practice papers for the 2014 National Tests to help your child prepare with confidence. * 100% in line with texts no longer linked by theme for levels 3-5 - these are therefore the most authentic practice tests available. * Each pack comes with three complete practice tests, an accompanying mark scheme and guidance booklet. * Guidance for parents, pupils and teachers on getting the best out of test practice and what is expected at Level 6. Please note that the Reading level 6 title is 100% in line with both 2013 and 2014 tests and appears this year with a refreshedcover.

Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6
Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6

Author: Alison L. Bailey

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2008-03-13

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1452280703

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"This book presents an easy-to-understand approach to a complex skill by employing accessible concepts and a research-based conception of classroom assessment. For today′s and tomorrow′s elementary teachers, this book is mandatory reading!" —W. James Popham, Emeritus Professor University of California, Los Angeles Use formative assessment to build language and literacy skills across the curriculum! Grounded in research and practice, this book shows both new and experienced elementary teachers how to use formative assessment as an integral part of effective language and literacy instruction for all students, including English language learners. This reader-friendly resource discusses the stages of literacy skill development and offers strategies for developing students understanding of academic language—the vocabulary used in classroom instruction and found in textbooks and tests. Alison L. Bailey and Margaret Heritage explain how formative assessment differs from other assessment models and demonstrate how their unique approach fits within broader frameworks for assessment and instruction. This guide provides instructors of both English language learners and native English speakers with the necessary tools to: Implement different kind of formative literacy assessments such as observations, planned-for interactions, and analyses of student responses Interpret the evidence gathered from formative assessments Develop a comprehensive system for assessing students Collaborate with colleagues, instructional leaders, and principals to build a culture that supports the use of formative literacy assessment Featuring authentic examples from classroom teachers and guidance for planning professional development in literacy assessment, this book gives educators the tools to implement this proven approach to literacy success!