Description
In this volume, author Laura Greenstein has gathered what you really need to know in order to make formative assessment a seamless part of your everyday practice. Emphasizing formative assessment application in secondary schools but applicable to teachers of all grade levels and all subject areas, this book provides:
- Straightforward answers to teachers' most frequently asked questions.
- Dozens of strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before, during, and after instruction.
- Illustrations of formative assessment across the content areas, from math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education.
- Guidance on making data-informed instructional adjustments.
- Sample templates for organizing assessment data to track both whole-class and individual progress toward identified goals.
- Case studies to illustrate effective and ineffective formative assessment and deepen your understanding.
If you're looking to take formative assessment from theory to practice-and from practice to genuine learning improvement-this is the place to begin.
Book Information
ISBN 9781416609964
Author Laura Greenstein
Format Paperback
Page Count 198
Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Publisher Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development