Synopses & Reviews
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the 1988 handbook offers teachers at all levels of experience detailed, how-to advice on classroom assessment--from what it is and how it works to planning, implementing, and analyzing assessment projects. The authors illustrate their approach through twelve case studies that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects.
The book features fifty classroom assessment techniques, each including a concise description; step-by-step procedures for administering the technique; practical advice on how to analyze the data; pros, cons, and caveats; and more.
Review
In the eleven years since the first edition of this book was published, Classroom Assessment has become increasingly useful in the teacher’s arsenal of tools.
Once the concepts of CAT are understood, the instructor can move on to create course-specific techniques tailored to his or her teaching style and the learning styles of a particular class, thus greatly enhancing the usefulness of Classroom Assessment.
This book is extremely useful and would be a worthy addition to both teachers’ and advisors’ libraries.
—Cynthia A. Walker, Ph.D., From NACADA Journal
Synopsis
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the 1988 handbook offers teachers at all levels of experience detailed, how-to advice on classroom assessment—from what it is and how it works to planning, implementing, and analyzing assessment projects. The authors illustrate their approach through twelve case studies that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects.
Synopsis
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the 1988 handbook offers teachers at all levels how-to advise on classroom assessment, including:
- What classroom assessment entails and how it works.
- How to plan, implement, and analyze assessment projects.
- Twelve case studies that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects.
- Fifty classroom assessment techniques
- Step-by-step procedures for administering the techniques
- Practical advice on how to analyze your data
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Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-414) and index.
About the Author
THOMAS A. ANGELO is director of the Academic Development Center at Boston College. He is coauthor (with K. Patricia Cross) of the 1988 edition of Classroom Assessment Techniques and editor of Classroom Research: Early Lessons from Success in Jossey-Bass's New Directions for Teaching and Learning series. K. PATRICIA CROSS is the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Higher Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of six books, including Adults as Learners (Jossey-Bass, 1981).
Table of Contents
Getting started in classroom assessment -- What is classroom assessment? -- The teaching goals inventory -- First steps -- Planning and implementing classroom assessment projects -- Twelve examples of successful projects -- Classroom assessment techniques -- Choosing the right technique -- Techniques for assessing course-related knowledge and skills -- Techniques for assessing learner attitudes, values, and self-awareness -- Techniques for assessing learner reactions to instruction -- Building on what we have learned -- Lessons and insights from six years of use -- Taking the next steps in classroom assessment and research.