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Author: Anita Stewart McCafferty
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2018-04-12
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 1506382126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMerely focusing on assessment with no connection to teaching and learning is to overlook the power of assessment for learning. This book pulls together several models: 1) the five keys of quality assessment, 2) Hattie′s work on Visible Learning, and 3) the seven strategies of assessment for learning.
Author: Anita Stewart McCafferty
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2018-04-12
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1506382118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYour go-to guide for using classroom assessment as a teaching and learning tool! How can we bring students into the assessment process as full partners in ways that help them become owners of learning? Becoming an assessment-literate learner means understanding where you are going as a learner, where you’re at now, and what you need to do to reach a learning goal. This book unpacks seven strategies of assessment for learning, along with the five keys of quality assessment, in a practical vision of quality assessment used to support and certify learning. With a focus on high-impact classroom practices, this book offers Clear and relevant examples of assessment for learning strategies in specific subject matter contexts Visual learning progressions for use in a self-assessment checklist and professional development Additional material and examples on an author-created website When we take a balanced approach to assessment and give students the tools and skills to support their own progress, students and teachers win. This book gives you the strategies and examples to make this possible. "This is the book that practitioners have been waiting for: Assessment kept simple—its importance and how to do it, with plenty of support and templates to ensure success." —Ken Darvall, Principal Tema International School
Author: Bill Boyle
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2013-11-20
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1446292843
DOWNLOAD EBOOK′A unique blend of scholarly research-based principles of effective formative assessment with practical suggestions for use in the classroom. The authors show how the essence of formative assessment is in teachers′ responses to the substance students′ understandings, with a focus on how teachers can use pedagogical strategies to move students forward toward important learning outcomes. I highly recommend the book for both researchers and practitioners. It is an engaging, in-depth, sophisticated treatment of formative assessment.′ - James H. McMillan, Virginia Commonwealth University Formative Assessment (AFL) supplies the strategy to support effective teaching, and to make learning deep and sustained. This book shows how to develop your planning for learner-centred day-to-day teaching and learning situations through an understanding of formative teaching, learning and assessment. Within each chapter, based on real teaching situations, the strategies of the ′formative assessment toolkit′ are identified and analysed: guided group teaching differentiation observation & evidence elicitation analysis & feedback co-construction reflective planning self-regulation dialogue & dialogic strategies. The principles set out in this book can be applied to any age or stage in education, but will be particularly useful to current practising teachers, students following international and national teacher training courses; CPD or in-service work; and MEd and MA post-graduate assessment/teaching and learning modules.
Author: White, Eddy
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2018-11-23
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1522569871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe evaluation of student performance and knowledge is a critical element of an educator’s job as well as an essential step in the learning process for students. The quality and effectiveness of the evaluations given by educators are impacted by their ability to create and use reliable and valuable evaluations to facilitate and communicate student learning. The Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom is an essential reference source that discusses effective language assessment and educator roles in evaluation design. Featuring research on topics such as course learning outcomes, learning analytics, and teacher collaboration, this book is ideally designed for educators, administrative officials, linguists, academicians, researchers, and education students seeking coverage on an educator’s role in evaluation design and analyses of evaluation methods and outcomes.
Author: Beverly DeVries
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 673
ISBN-13: 1351614096
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fourth edition of this comprehensive resource helps future and practicing teachers recognize and assess literacy problems, while providing practical, effective intervention strategies to help every student succeed. The author thoroughly explores the major components of literacy, providing an overview of pertinent research, suggested methods and tools for diagnosis and assessment, intervention strategies and activities, and technology applications to increase students' skills. Discussions throughout focus on the needs of English learners, offering appropriate instructional strategies and tailored teaching ideas to help both teachers and their students. Several valuable appendices include assessment tools, instructions and visuals for creating and implementing the book's more than 150 instructional strategies and activities, and other resources.
Author: Kim Koh
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-07-29
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9004385673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book covers the narratives of three authors who have different educational backgrounds, academic experiences, and fields of study. It interrogates and discusses the topic of educational assessment in different education systems, which represent eastern and western cultures and political contexts. The book provides recommendations for developing teachers’ assessment literacy in teacher education and professional development programs. It also serves as a springboard for futher inquiry into the subject.
Author: Diane E. Wolf
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781339419312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAssessment literacy is a two-part process for teachers and administrators. The first part is establishing assessment capable belief systems in classrooms, school buildings and district systems. The second is the technical aspects of assessment literacy to ensure classroom assessments are providing teachers the data they need to make appropriate instructional decisions. The belief systems that are established determine how students are viewed in the assessment process. Creating assessment literate classrooms can empower students and teachers to view classroom assessments as a worthwhile and powerful informational tool. Assessment capable learners have the ability to reflect on their own progress to the learning goal set forth by the teacher. Engaging students to become assessment capable learners requires a growth mindset: that everyone in the classroom can contribute to a student's success. This includes the belief that the relationship between a student and teacher can increase the student's achievement along with relationships between students and other teachers. Knowing the role of classroom assessments in a balanced assessment system is the first step in the technical aspect of assessment literacy. Once established, classroom assessments can be created or analyzed for quality. Quality assessments begin with a clear purpose and are communicated to students through learning targets. Learning targets are then used to create or analyze assessments and ensure validity, reliability and lack of bias. Creating assessments requires a plan to ensure alignment to learning targets and instructional strategies. This dissertation is aligned to the guidelines set forth by the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) and offers practical application based on theoretical research.
Author: Thomas DeVere Wolsey
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 2020-01-21
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1462542077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The expert authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction. Strategies for evaluating, choosing, and interpreting assessments are discussed, as are ways to communicate data to parents and administrators. User-friendly resources include boxed vignettes from teachers and researchers, practical assessment tips (and traps to avoid), and 12 reproducible planning forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Author: Susan M. Butler
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2014-10-27
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780787978778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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—Clarifying learning targets, Collecting assessment evidence, Analyzing assessment data, and Modifying instruction based upon assessment data—that demonstrates how one assessment action must flow into the next to be effective. Each chapter details the kinds of assessment evidence that are the most useful for determining student achievement and provides instruction in the analysis of assessment data.
Author: Laura M. Greenstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2017-09-07
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1506390277
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEncourage achievement with assessments that promote growth—for every student! Imagine a classroom where students can’t wait to take tests. A dream? Maybe. But when you make restorative assessment part of your classroom culture, your students are more likely to feel safe, ready for challenges, and eager to showcase their knowledge whenever they have the chance. Unlike ordinary testing, restorative assessments offer students multiple ways to demonstrate their learning—promoting equity and reducing conflict in the classroom. Since assessments happen regularly, you have more opportunities to check student progress and tailor your teaching accordingly. In this guide, you’ll find: Real-world examples of restorative assessment in practice Cutting-edge research on personalized learning and assessment Practical strategies for implementation Action points and reflection questions In today’s diverse classrooms, one-size-fits-all learning is a thing of the past. Empower your teaching—and your students—by mastering restorative assessment and helping every student grow. "Restorative Assessment provides excellent information and training for teachers and an in-depth understanding of students of today. The practices recommended in this book will transform schools and create challenging, healthy learning environments for all children." Sister Camille Anne Campbell, President Mount Carmel Academy "Why waste time on assessment for just more data when you can have assessment that is restorative and intentionally creates more learning opportunities for all students? This book offers the structure for a purpose-driven assessment system that uses student-centered formative assessments as a means to respond to learning, re-engage students and immediately deliver specific, appropriate instruction to allow all students to succeed." Renee Peoples, Teaching and Learning Coach Swain West Elementary
