Assessment as Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning - Couverture souple

Earl, Lorna M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1452242976 ISBN 13 : 9781452242972

Editeur : Corwin, 2012

Synopsis

Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning!

Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this timely resource shows how formative assessment can be used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. Fully revised, this second edition features:

• Discussion of the complex nature of learning
• Ways to use formative assessment in a variety of contexts
• Real-life examples and case studies of assessment in action
• Sample rubrics and lesson plans for easy implementation
• Ideas for Follow-up at the end of each chapter 
• Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Lorna M. Earl is a director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a retired associate professor from the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She was the first director of assessment for the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office, and she as been a researcher and research director in school districts for over 20 years.

Throughout her career, Earl has concentrated her efforts on policy and program evaluations as a vehicle to enhance learning for pupils and for organizations. She has done extensive work in the areas of literacy and the middle years, but has concentrated her efforts on issues related to evaluation of large-scale reform and assessment (large-scale and classroom) in many venues around the world. She has worked extensively in schools and school boards, and has been involved in consultation, research, and staff development with teachers′ organizations, ministries of education, school districts, and charitable foundations. Earl holds a doctorate in epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as degrees in education and psychology.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Using clear explanations and cases, this must-have resource shows how formative assessment can improve student learning. Included are lesson plans and ideas for easy implementation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1452242976
• ISBN 13: 9781452242972
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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