From two of the best known authors in the field of classroom assessment comes a revision of one of the best assessment books. Features include hundreds of examples, directions for crafting both traditional and alternative assessments, checklists for evaluating classroom assessments, scores of strategies for assessing problem solving and critical thinking, methods for aligning classroom assessment with state standards and NCLB requirements. Reviewers have described the book as the best on the market for its completeness and balanced approach to classroom assessment.
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.
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74 The most commonly used modern IQ tests are the Wechsler tests, first developed in 1939 and most lately revised in 2008. Unlike their predecessors, the tests are standardised using large samples of men and women, a number of ethnic ...
This volume is important not only because of the dwindling presence of assessment-related instructional content in teacher preparation programs, but also because the policy changes in the last two decades have transformed the meaning and ...
... and recommendations become incorporated into the project as it becomes a regular feature of the curriculum. ... As a group, educators favor using quality indicators such as the level of the teacher's education and his or her base of ...
This best-selling text on special education assessment provides a full spectrum of assessment strategies supported by current research and best practices, a new focus on progress monitoring and Response to Intervention, and all the tools ...
Full of high-impact classroom practices, this book also 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 ...
Each principle is elaborated by a series of guidelines and more specific checkpoints for classroom practice. ... the principle of “provide multiple means of representation” includes the guideline “provide options for comprehension.
Designed for general and special education administrators, teachers, and other education professionals, this book offers a "big picture" of high expectations, assessment, and accountability for students with significant disabilities.