Full Description
Assessments that improve the speed and quality of learning-fully updated for teacher teams!In this expanded, all-new edition, author Larry Ainsworth provides a system of intentionally aligned components (standards, instruction, assessments, and data analysis) that all work together to improve student learning. Readers will learn to:Build the "highway" to aligned assessments Decide the learning intentions and student success criteria for a unit of study Evaluate and revise assessment questions for quality Plan the learning progressions for students to attain the learning intentions Create quick progress checks to coincide with the learning progressions Use assessment results as feedback to adjust instruction and student learning strategies Upgrade your CFAs using CFA 2.0! CFA 2.0 is so much more than assessment design. It shows teachers how they can intentionally align standards, instruction, assessment, and data analysis in every unit of study.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionChapter 1 A Highway to Aligned AssessmentsChapter 2 Assessment Literacy 2.0Chapter 3 Overview of the CFA 2.0 Design StepsChapter 4 Priority Standards and Learning IntentionsChapter 5 "Unwrapping," Big Ideas, and Essential QuestionsChapter 6 Unit Learning Intentions and Student Success CriteriaChapter 7 Writing Assessment Questions in Multiple FormatsChapter 8 Scoring Guides: Detailed Success CriteriaChapter 9 Evaluating Quality of CFA 2.0 QuestionsChapter 10 Learning Progressions and Quick Progress ChecksChapter 11 Collaborative Scoring and Analysis of CFA 2.0 ResultsChapter 12 Success Criteria for CFA 2.0 Design TeamsChapter 13 Effective Implementation of Common Formative AssessmentsChapter 14 Creating a Culture of ImprovementGlossaryReferences
