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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Assessment is an integral part of instruction. For the past decade, the focus on assessment-particularly via high-stakes mandated tests-has shifted away from the classroom and left teachers feeling like they are drowning in data. Assessment is, and needs to be again, much more than a number. Assessment in Perspective is about moving beyond the numbers and using assessment to find the stories they tell. This book helps teachers sort through the myriad of available assessments and use each to understand different facets of their readers. It discusses how to use a range of assessment types -- fro. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Moving Beyond the Numbers: Finding the Stories of Our Readers; Chapter 2: Why Assessment? Why Now?; Chapter 3: Assessment Literacy; Chapter 4: Triangulating Assessment; Chapter 5: Assessing Authentically, Every Day; Chapter 6: The Student's Role in Assessment; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
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Educational tests and measurements. |
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United States. |
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Academic achievement -- United States.
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Academic achievement. |
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Educational evaluation -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Evaluation. |
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EDUCATION -- Testing & Measurement. |
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Educational evaluation. |
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STUDY AIDS -- Tests. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781571109644 1571109641 (DLC) 2012050483 |
| ISBN |
1571109897 (electronic book) |
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9781571109897 (electronic book) |
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9781571109644 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1571109641 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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