Assessment Literacy An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment K-12
This 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. | Assessment Literacy An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment K-12