What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Assessment

by Leslie Walker Wilson

Overview

This is the second edition of a highly successful book, previously titled Better Instruction Through Assessment: What Your Students Are Trying to Tell You. The revision was undertaken to respond to the No Child Left Behind legislation, which has changed the way we must look at students' achievement data. This book shows you how to: - get the most out of your state's high stakes standardized tests - use test results to make the right decisions about how to teach the students in your class - avoid becoming a victim of accountability systems - infuse "test savvy" into everyday instruction. It covers a wide variety of types of assessments, from classroom-based, teacher created tests to state-mandated, high stakes standardized tests, both selected response and performance assessment. Unlike traditional "textbooks," this book was written specifically for practicing teachers and administrators. It contains real-world examples which demonstrate the role of assessment in a teacher's daily work. It is filled with actual student responses and scenarios based on real life situations faced by teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138435650
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/02/2017
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Why Do You Need to Know About Assessment?; Chapter 2 What you Must Know about the Assessments you Administer; Chapter 3 Essential Measurement Concepts; Chapter 4 Preparing Your Students to Show What They Know; Chapter 5 Threats to Validity; Chapter 6 Using Assessment Results to Identify Instructional Needs;