Common Sense Assessment in the Classroom

by Lynda Rice

Overview

Take the mystery out of assessment and understand how to successfully implement it into instruction! This comprehensive guide will give you the tools to effectively implement assessment in the classroom and empower you to use assessment more effectively in order to inform and strengthen instruction. It discusses the importance of effective and efficient grading and provides strategies for teachers to learn what students truly understand and their mastery of concepts. The book includes helpful checklists, rubrics, and graphics to support student learning and help teachers make good decisions about the types of assessment to use in the classroom. This resource supports College and Career Readiness and other state standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781425806903
Publisher:	Shell Education
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Professional Resources
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	1,136,121
Product dimensions:	7.33(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Acknowledgments 7

Preface 8

Chapter 1 What Is Common Sense Assessment? 11

Chapter 2 Pre-Assessments 25

Chapter 3 Formative Assessments 47

Chapter 4 Summative Assessments 97

Chapter 5 Final Grading and Reporting 125

Chapter 6 Where Do I Start? 147

Appendix A Additional Resources 151

References Cited 192