Full Description
School administrators and teachers are being challenged on many fronts to demonstrate accountability through assessment, from early childhood through secondary education. Despite an explosion of demand, the underlying principles of sound assessment such as the valid use of examination results, their reliability, their efficiency in terms of teachers' and students' time, and their ethical use are often neglected.
Addressed to in-service and pre-service teachers and administrators, this book reorders educational priorities, emphasizing the relation of what is taught to what is tested, educationally sound and effective preparation for assessments, exploring alternatives to paper and pencil tests, the appropriate interpretation and use of test results, communicating the meaning of assessment results to parents and communities, and using program evaluation to improve learning.
This book attempts to overcome the negative feelings that some educators have about classroom and standardized testing. By providing practical knowledge and real-life examples of how assessment and evaluation should shape student learning, the book enables readers to understand how assessment can be a powerful positive force for good in schools.
Contents
Chapter 1 The Social and Political Realities of Student Assessment
Part 1 Understanding Assessment Preview
Part 2 Classroom Assessment Preview
Chapter 2 The Basics of Assessment
Part 3 Standardized Assessment Preview
Chapter 3 Formative and Summative Assessment
Part 4 Grading and Reporting Preview
Chapter 4 Selection Responses
Chapter 5 Supply Responses
Part 5 Program Evaluation and Accountability Preview
Chapter 6 Authentic and Performance Measures
Chapter 7 What Are Standardized Tests?
Chapter 8 Using the Results of Standardized Tests
Chapter 9 Preparing Students for Standardized Tests
Chapter 10 Classroom Assessments and Standardized Tests
Chapter 11 Summative Progress Reports
Chapter 12 Reporting Results of Assessment
Chapter 13 Program Evaluation
Chapter 14 Accountability
