Full Description
The state-of-the-art guide to research-based student assessment
How do teachers know that students know? Donna Tileston's innovative guide to building brain-compatible assessments can help every teacher identify and enhance student understanding. Topics covered:
Building and aligning standards-based assessment
Test anxiety and the brain
Teacher-made tests
State and national assessments
Tests for multiple intelligences
Performance tasks
Teacher observations and student self-assessment
Building and using rubrics
Building aligned assessments
Assessing the assessments
Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary
Bibliography and index
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Vocabulary Pre-Test
1. Making Decisions About Assessment
2. Identifying and Enhancing Student Understanding
3. Formats for Teacher Made Tests
4. Testing for Intelligence
5. Performance Tasks
6. Using a Matrix or Rubric
7. Building Aligned Assessments
8. State and National Assessments
Glossary
Vocabulary Post-Test
Bibliography
Index
