Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction, 6/e

Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction, 6/e

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any<br />media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come<br />packaged with the bound book.<br />With a new focus on 21st century skills,<br />Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective<br />Standards-Based Instruction, 6/e shows teachers how to create<br />high-quality assessments of every kind. Taking a non-technical<br />approach, it looks at the role of assessment in teaching and how it<br />can influence teaching decisions. Exploring formative, summative,<br />performance-based and non-cognitive assessment, it pinpoints how to<br />establish credible learning targets and select assessments that<br />fairly measure those goals. Suggestions for effective practice<br />accompany each assessment technique. Examples, case studies, and<br />teacher interviews illustrate assessment techniques in action.<br /><br />From Reviews of the Book<br /><br />“The text goes into more depth<br />about targets/standards, formative assessment and special education<br />assessment than my current text. . . . I think the chapters about<br />writing actual test items are exceptional.  The examples, the<br />content, and the explanations are all clear and<br />practical.”<br />--Kristen Bjork, University of Nevada -<br />Las Vegas<br /><br />“In selection of this text when I<br />was initially choosing, I liked the in-depth coverage of<br />performance assessments and rubrics, I also liked the level of the<br />language . . . this book was informative but an easy<br />read.”<br />--Patricia A. Lutz, Kutztown<br />University