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This book is designed to help new and veteran teachers in constructing quality classroom assessments to enhance student learning and achievement. The book gives teachers a thorough grounding in the classroom assessment cycle and includes step-by-step guidance in designing assessment instruments to measure student performance against mandated educational standards. Theoretical perspectives are addressed as well as issues of high stakes testing, student motivation, and other factors influencing the assessment climate. The book also provides guidance on modifying instructional and motivational practices in response to assessment findings. Teachers will learn how to:
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Clarify standards-based learning targets.
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Chose appropriate assessment methods.
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Develop meaningful, performance-based assessment tasks.
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Develop scoring criteria and rubrics.
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Analyze and interpret assessment data.
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Implement assessment-based grading practices.
The book provides extensive examples of performance tasks, scoring guides, student work, and other assessment tools. The assessment framework has been field tested with over 5000 pre-service and in-service teachers who have participated in SERVE’s staff development institutes. The assessment program profiled in the book has been used by teacher educators at North Carolina Sate University, the University of Georgia, and North Georgia State College and University and has been been adopted by the North Carolina State Department of Education, Bay District Schools (Panama City, FL), and by Forsyth County School District (Georgia).
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