Synopses & Reviews
A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment is a comprehensive guide that shows step-by-step how to effectively integrate assessment into the classroom. Written for both new and seasoned teachers, this important book offers a practical aid for developing assessment skills and strategies, building assessment literacy, and ultimately improving student learning.
Based on extensive research, this book is filled with illustrative, down-to-earth examples of how classroom assessment works in classrooms where assessment drives the instruction. The authors present the Classroom Assessment Cycleclarifying learning targets, collecting assessment evidence, analyzing assessment data, and modifying instruction based upon assessment datathat demonstrates how one assessment action must flow into the next to be effective. Each chapter details the kinds of assessment evidence that are the most useful for determining student achievement and provides instruction in the analysis of assessment data.
While the major focus in this book is on how to design quality performance tasks and scoring guides, the book also provides guidance on setting standards-based learning targets, analyzing assessment data, and using instructional strategies to provide effective feedback to students. In addition, A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment also covers portfolios, rubrics, checklists, grading practices, and issues of high-stakes testing.
"A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment translates research into proven classroom strategies that will help any classroom teacher improve student learning. It is a must-read for educators facing state and/or federal accountability."
Patricia Schenck, district office administrator, Bay District, Panama City, Florida
"At a time when educational reform on a global scale calls for understanding of assessment practices that enhance student learning, this guide should be in every teacher's hands, in every administrator's mind. Some books merely provide information for educators; this book changes behaviors."
Helen M. Parke, manager, research and development,Cisco Learning Institute
"This book is an excellent tool for any educator or school system whose mission is the success of each of their students. Status quo will no longer do, and educators will find useful information, suggestions, and motivation in a very usable, easily understood manner. The authors have addressed problems of assessment and evaluations and different learning styles superbly."
Eva C. Martens, president,Fairview, Oklahoma Board of Education
"What a powerful book to bring an understanding of assessment to the classroom teacher. This book is a must-read for any educator ready to 'bump up' their practices in the classroom."
Hope Reagan, educational consultant and former teacher, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Review
"At a time when educational reform on a global scale calls for understanding of assessment practices that enhance student learning, this guide should be in every teacher’s hands, in every administrator’s mind. Some books merely provide information for educators; this book changes behaviors."
--Helen M. Parke, manager, research and development, Cisco Learning Institute
"This book is an excellent tool for any educator or school system whose mission is the success of each of their students. Status quo will no longer do, and educators will find useful information, suggestions, and motivation in a very usable, easily understood manner. The authors have addressed problems of assessment and evaluations and different learning styles superbly."
--Eva C. Martens, president, Fairview, Oklahoma Board of Education
"A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment requires teachers to re-examine how they plan for and use assessment in the classroom."
--Carla Lovett, mentoring resource teacher, curriculum and instructional services, Bay District Schools, Panama City, Florida
"This book shows the teacher, by example, how to use assessment to improve the quality of learning for each individual student on a daily basis."
--Deanna B. Gooden, parent of a home-schooled child in Georgia
"Butler and McMunn provide both a compelling rationale for changing classroom assessment and a clear model for doing so."
--Glenda Carter, associate professor of science education, North Carolina State University
"In an environment of high-stakes testing, the most effective educators understand that assessment should aim to improve both learning and teaching. Thanks to the experience of veteran educators Nancy McMunn and Susan Butler, teachers engaged in implementing standards-based curriculum can use this book as a guide to demystify assessment and make it a part of a comprehensive instructional plan in every school. Tests teach; what we learn from them depends on our existing knowledge of their purposes and uses in our classrooms. This book should be considered a primer for all educators wishing to implement exemplary programs of instruction."
--Judy M. Couey, director of curriculum and instruction, Mississippi Department of Education
"What a powerful book to bring an understanding of assessment to the classroom teacher. This book is a must-read for any educator ready to ‘bump up’ their practices in the classroom."
--Hope Reagan, educational consultant and former teacher, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"Steeped in theory and research, A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment translates research into proven classroom strategies that will help any classroom teacher improve student learning. It is a must-read for educators facing state and/or federal accountability."
--Patricia Schenck, district office administrator, Bay District, Panama City, Florida
"A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment reflects the authors’ years of experience and understanding of how to relate powerful research and conceptual ideas into clear, accessible language. This book combines both the best research in assessment with practical applications, models, and explanations that teachers can use in classrooms."
--Jan Williamson, former North Carolina department of education language arts and educational consultant
“In this how-to guide for classroom teachers, McMunn and Butler offer sound, easy-to-understand ideas for designing good assessments at all grade levels. Their experiences and examples from both elementary and secondary classroom instruction make their work practical and simple to understand."
--Jane Bailey, director of teaching and learning, Petoskey, Michigan
"A real how-to book. Educators involved in the day-to-day routine of a classroom—teachers and those who observe them—finally have a ‘go-to’ guide for how to use assessment to make instructional decisions."
--Karen Charles, researcher and developer, RTI, International
Synopsis
Practical assessment strategies for today’s challengesThe Eighth Edition of Kubiszyn and Borich’s jargon-free, reader-friendly guide continues to equip teachers-in-training with effective assessment strategies, up-to-date information, and down-to-earth guidance for meeting today's challenges in measuring student progress.
This revision includes practical, balanced, integrated coverage of the many implications for teachers of high-stakes testing, the important and controversial No Child Left Behind Act, and the 2004 revision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The new edition of Educational Testing and Measurement enables you to:
- Prepare yourself and your students for optimal performance on high-stakes (and high-pressure!) tests.
- Contribute to valid, day-to-day assessment of student progress in today's increasingly diverse classrooms.
- Develop valid alternative assessments and accommodations appropriate for special education students.
- Keep up with the latest developments in the assessment field, including performance and portfolio assessments.
- Examine PRAXIS test preparation scenarios and questions.
- Explore real-life assessment situations.
- View an online video on The ABCs of School Testing, produced by the Joint Committee of Testing Practices.
About the Authors
Thomas Kubiszyn is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Houston. He is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessments, and is their representative to the Joint Committee on Testing Practices.
Gary Borich is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research areas include applied data analysis, program evaluation, and teaching effectiveness.
Also available from Wiley/Jossey-Bass Education
A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning
Susan M. Butler and Nancy D. McMunn, SERVE, Greensboro, NC
Synopsis
While the major focus in this book is on how to design quality performance tasks and scoring guides, the book also provides guidance on setting standards-based learning targets, analyzing assessment data, and using instructional strategies to provide effective feedback to students. In addition, "A Teacher’ s Guide to Classroom Assessment" also covers portfolios, rubrics, checklists, grading practices, and issues of high-stakes testing.
Synopsis
“…a practical overview of the principles, techniques, and issues related to assessment …[that] gives novice and experienced teachers what they need, but that also respects the fact that teaching is a profession with specialized knowledge and skills.”—Christopher R. Gareis, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary
Educational assessment as it is really practiced today
Thomas P. Hogan’s Educational Assessment: A Practical Introduction brings you to the frontlines in educational assessment, as it is actually practiced in today’s classrooms, school systems, state departments, and national organizations.
Drawing on his rich and extensive career in the field, as well as best-practice standards set forth by the NEA, AFT, NCME, and INTASC, Hogan combines a clear organization with outstanding pedagogical techniques and numerous examples to show how to conduct first-rate classroom assessments and gain a solid working-knowledge of standardized assessment.
Thomas P. Hogan teaches in the Education and Psychology Departments of the University of Scranton. He has written over 100 articles, presentations, papers, and chapters on educational measurement and assessment issues, and also coauthored several widely used standardized and criterion-referenced assessment instruments. Dr. Hogan frequently serves as a consultant to school, state, and national organizations on assessment issues.
Also available from Wiley/Jossey-Bass Education
A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning, Grades K-12
Susan M. Butler & Nancy D. McMunn, both of SERVE, Greensboro, NC
Synopsis
Practical assessment strategies for today’s challengesThe Eighth Edition of Kubiszyn and Borich’s jargon-free, reader-friendly guide continues to equip teachers-in-training with effective assessment strategies, up-to-date information, and down-to-earth guidance for meeting today's challenges in measuring student progress.
This revision includes practical, balanced, integrated coverage of the many implications for teachers of high-stakes testing, the important and controversial No Child Left Behind Act, and the 2004 revision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The new edition of Educational Testing and Measurementenables you to:
- Prepare yourself and your students for optimal performance on high-stakes (and high-pressure!) tests.
- Contribute to valid, day-to-day assessment of student progress in today's increasingly diverse classrooms.
- Develop valid alternative assessments and accommodations appropriate for special education students.
- Keep up with the latest developments in the assessment field, including performance and portfolio assessments.
- Examine PRAXIS test preparation scenarios and questions.
- Explore real-life assessment situations.
- View an online video on The ABCs of School Testing,produced by the Joint Committee of Testing Practices.
About the Authors
Thomas Kubiszyn is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the Universityof Houston. He is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessments, and is their representative to the Joint Committee on Testing Practices.
Gary Borich is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at the Universityof Texasat Austin. His research areas include applied data analysis, program evaluation, and teaching effectiveness.
Also available from Wiley/Jossey-Bass Education
A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning
Susan M. Butler and Nancy D. McMunn, SERVE, Greensboro, NC
Synopsis
A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment is a comprehensive guide that shows step-by-step how to effectively integrate assessment into the classroom. Written for both new and seasoned teachers, this important book offers a practical aid for developing assessment skills and strategies, building assessment literacy, and ultimately improving student learning.
Based on extensive research, this book is filled with illustrative, down-to-earth examples of how classroom assessment works in classrooms where assessment drives the instruction. The authors present the Classroom Assessment Cycle—Clarifying learning targets, Collecting assessment evidence, Analyzing assessment data, and Modifying instruction based upon assessment data—that demonstrates how one assessment action must flow into the next to be effective. Each chapter details the kinds of assessment evidence that are the most useful for determining student achievement and provides instruction in the analysis of assessment data.
While the major focus in this book is on how to design quality performance tasks and scoring guides, the book also provides guidance on setting standards-based learning targets, analyzing assessment data, and using instructional strategies to provide effective feedback to students. In addition, A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment also covers portfolios, rubrics, checklists, grading practices, and issues of high-stakes testing.
Synopsis
Using a jargon-free, reader-friendly conversational style and flexible format, the new edition continues to equip teachers-in-training with practical assessment strategies for today's challenges in measuring student progress. This revision includes practical, balanced, and integrated coverage of the many implications of the important and controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. It thoughtfully applies traditional and innovative (e.g., performance and portfolio) assessment practices to help teachers prepare themselves and their students for optimal performance on high-stakes (and high-pressure!) tests. The text also helps teachers contribute to valid, day-day assessment of student progress and develop valid alternative assessments and accommodations appropriate for special education students now included in regular classrooms. Also includes PRAXIS test preparation scenarios and questions that address the use of objective and essay test items to measure higher-order thinking, and the creative and motivational use of performance and portfolio assessments. Text website offers streaming video of the Joint Committee of Testing Practices' The ABCs of School Testing.
Synopsis
Following a practical approach, this book focuses on educational assessment as it is practiced today, in the actual world of classrooms, school systems, state departments, and national organizations. It first covers the basic concepts applicable to all types of assessment: statistical concepts, reliability, validity, and interpretive frameworks. Then it explores the preparation of teacher-made tests, standardized tests, and other important areas such as grading, legal issues, and evaluating one's own teaching.
About the Author
Susan M. Butler, PH.D. is a faculty member in teacher education at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida. Formerly, she was senior program specialist in classroom assessment for the Assessment, Accountability, and Standards program of the Regional Educational Laboratory housed at the SERVE Center, University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Nancy D. McMunn is project director for classroom assessment for the Assessment, Accountability, and Standards program for the Regional Educational Laboratory housed at the SERVE Center, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Both authors are former classroom teachers.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Contemporary Educational Testing and Measurement.
Chapter 2. "High-Stakes" Testing.
Chapter 3. The Purpose of Testing.
Chapter 4. Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Tests and Content Validity Evidence.
Chapter 5. Measuring Learning Outcomes.
Chapter 6. Writing Objective Test Items.
Chapter 7. Writing Essay and Higher Order Test Items.
Chapter 8. Performance-Based Assessment.
Chapter 9. Portfolio Assessment.
Chapter 10. Administering, Analyzing, and Improving the Written Test.
Chapter 11. Marks and Marking Systems.
Chapter 12. Summarizing Data and Measures of Central Tendency.
Chapter 13. Variability, the Normal Distribution, and Converted Scores.
Chapter 14. Correlation.
Chapter 15. Validity Evidence.
Chapter 16. Reliability.
Chapter 17. Accuracy and Error.
Chapter 18. Standardized Tests.
Chapter 19. Types of Standardized Tests.
Chapter 20. Assessing Children With Disabilities in the Regular Classroom: A Growing Need.
Chapter 21. Methods to Assess Children With Disabilities in Regular Education Classrooms.
Chapter 22. In the Classroom: A Summary Dialogue.
Appendix A: Math Skills Review.
Appendix B: Preparing for the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching Assessment.
Appendix C: Determining the Median When There are Multiple Tied Scores.
Appendix D: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation.
Appendix E: Statistics and Measurement Texts F: Answers for Practice.
Appendix F: Answers for Practice Questions.
Suggested Readings.
References.
Credits.
Index.