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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Standardized Tests and Classroom Assessments | |
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| Assessment Literacy | |
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| Accountability | |
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| Grading | |
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| Traditional Cognitive Science | |
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| Assessment and Evaluation | |
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| Definitions of Performance Assessment | |
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| Portfolios | |
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| Balanced Assessment | |
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| And Now...the Tools! | |
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| Student Learning Standards | |
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| What Are Learning Standards and Benchmarks? | |
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| What Is the Standards Movement? | |
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| How Did the Standards Movement Begin? | |
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| What Are Preformance Standards? | |
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| Why Do We Need Standards? | |
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| How Can We Use Standards? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Differentiated Learning | |
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| What Is Differentiated Learning? | |
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| What Are the Multiple Intelligences? | |
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| Why Should We Use Differentiation? | |
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| How Should We Use the Multiple intelligences? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Student Portfolios | |
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| What is a Portfolio? | |
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| Why Should We Use Portfolios? | |
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| How Can We Implement Portfolios? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Performance Tasks and Rubrics | |
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| What Are Performance Tasks? | |
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| Why Should We Use Performance Tasks? | |
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| How Should We Create Performance Tasks? | |
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| How Should We Assess Performance Tasks? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Checklists and Rubrics | |
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| What Are Checklists? | |
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| Why Should We Use Checklists? | |
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| How Should We Use Checklists? | |
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| What Are Rubrics? | |
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| How Should We Use Rubrics? | |
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| How Can Rubrics Be Used? | |
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| What is the Checklist-Rubrics Connection? | |
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| How Do We Create Assessments? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Metacognition | |
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| What Is Metacognitive Reflection? | |
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| Why Should We Use Megacognitive Reflection? | |
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| How Should We Use Megacognitive Reflection? | |
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| What Are Learning Logs and Journals? | |
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| Why Should We Use Learning Logs and Journals? | |
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| How Should We Use Learning Logs and Journals? | |
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| How Should We Assess Learning Logs and Journals?? | |
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| Finals Thoughts | |
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| Graphic Organizers | |
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| What Are Graphic Organizers? | |
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| Why Should We Use Graphic Organizers? | |
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| How Should Graphic Organizers Be Used For Assessment? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Teacher-Made Tests | |
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| What Are Teacher-Made Tests? | |
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| Why Do We Need Teacher-Made Tests? | |
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| How Can We Design Better Teacher-Made Tests? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Interviews and Conferences | |
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| What Are Interviews and Conferences? | |
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| Why Should We Use Interviews and Conferences? | |
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| How Should We Assess Interviews and Conferences? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Resources: Performance Task Units | |
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| Investigating Rocks, Minerals, and Soils in Third-Grade Science | |
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| A Middle School Economics Performance Task | |
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| Using Algebra to Plan a Garden Party | |
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| Foreign Language Performance Task for Middle and High School | |
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| Thinking About Themes Through texts and Tasks in Literature, Grades 9-12 | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |