Developing and Using Classroom Assessments

Name: Developing and Using Classroom Assessments
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ISBN: 9780132414296

ISBN-10: 0132414295

ISBN-13: 9780132414296

Edition: 4th 2009

Authors: Albert Oosterhof

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This updated, brief, inexpensive book focuses on how to write, construct, and use assessments in the classroom. It continues to take a balanced approach to assessment, involving both traditional and innovative techniques. It includes the development and use of written tests, informal assessments, portfolios, and performance assessments. This balanced approach to assessment is what prospective teachers need when they get into the classroom.Coverage includes integrating assessments into the learning process, showing the implications of research in cognitive psychology and showing how classroom assessments can facilitate transfer of learning and development of problem solving skills.For…

Book details

List price: $133.32
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English




Introduction


Significance of Measurement


Distinction Between Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation


Settings Where Assessments Show Up


Distinction Between Formal and Informal Assessments


Roles of Assessment in the Classroom


Maximum Versus Typical Performance


Summary


Key terms: Part 1 - How to Establish a Framework for Assessing Your Students



How Assessments Are Interpreted and Used


Frames of Reference for Interpreting Performance


Meaning of Criterion and Norm-Referenced Interpretations


Choosing the Appropriate Interpretation


Summary


Key Terms


Answers: Apply What You are Learning


Something to Try


Additional Reading



Measurable Objectives and Goals


Categories of Learning Outcomes


Levels of Cognitive Complexity


Instructional Goals Versus Performance Objectives


Selecting Performances that Align with Standards


Summary


Key Terms


Answers: Apply What You are Learning


Something to Try


Additional Reading



Gathering Evidence of Validity


Levels of Cognitive Complexity


Components of Performance Objectives


Instructional Goals Versus Performance Objecti