Classroom Assessment: Issues and Practices - Couverture souple

Banks, Steve R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205366724 ISBN 13 : 9780205366729

Editeur : Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

This text is designed as an introduction for undergraduate and graduate students who will be using and constructing classroom assessments and tests in their teaching careers. This book reflects the reality of teaching today to show how teachers can use and construct a full range of assessments that will help them plan and teach more effectively to meet standards and improve learning. The coverage and assessments that are included are notable for their down to earth practicality. The book includes a detailed description of Bloom's Taxonomy and how it relates to assessment#&151;to define and categorize students' responses.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

“The format of prologue, introduction, sectioned discussion, teacher applications, epilogue, and chapter summary is ideal.”
J. Courtney Johnson, University of South Carolina

“The writing style for these chapters is excellent. The material in each chapter is well written and easy to follow.”
Dr. Jane Benjamin, Mansfield University

Classroom Assessment reflects the reality of teaching today to show how teachers can plan and teach more effectively by using and creating a full range of assessments. The coverage and assessments that are included are notable for their down to earth practicality as well as their ability to help teachers meet standards and improve learning. The book includes a detailed description of Bloom's Taxonomy and how it relates to assessment as a means to define and categorize students' responses.

Special Features

• Extensive coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act and its impact upon classroom assessment practices.
• A full chapter related to the relationship of diversity and gender issues to assessment practices discusses this sensitive and important topic for teachers (Chapter 4).
• A full chapter devoted to special education, inclusion, and assessment highlights an issue that virtually all teachers will face and struggle with (Chapter 11).
• A complete chapter explores the relationship between assessment and motivation (Chapter 12).
• A chapter on special classroom problems and assessment discusses critical topics students and teachers face such as test anxiety, test preparation, and cheating (Chapter 13).
• The area of Performance Assessment is clearly explained. Descriptions of different aspects clearly illustrate its strengths and limitations compared to traditional assessments.
• Each chapter contains a case study as its prologue, an introduction, a sectioned discussion, a point/counterpoint, teacher applications, an epilogue, a chapter summary, and many chapter activities to provide a clear and logical format.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0205366724
• ISBN 13: 9780205366729
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie