Assessment as Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning - Brossura

Earl, Lorna M.

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ISBN 10: 1452242976 ISBN 13: 9781452242972

Casa editrice: Corwin, 2012

Riassunto

Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning!

Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this timely resource shows how formative assessment can be used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. Fully revised, this second edition features:

• Discussion of the complex nature of learning
• Ways to use formative assessment in a variety of contexts
• Real-life examples and case studies of assessment in action
• Sample rubrics and lesson plans for easy implementation
• Ideas for Follow-up at the end of each chapter 
• Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions

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Recensione

“This valuable resource goes beyond assessment for learning by shifting from the teacher to the student as the key assessor in self-monitoring personal goals and external standards.” (Julie Prescott, Assessment Coordinator 2012-07-03)

"In Assessment as Learning, Dr. Earl shares her deep understanding of classroom assessment and her commitment to harnessing its power for student learning. She begins at the beginning, focusing on assessing what students believe is true and using assessment information to help students develop and extend learning from those initial beliefs. Readers should do likewise, asking themselves what they believe is true about assessment and then extending their learning with this book." (Susan M. Brookhart, Consultant, Brookhart Enterprises LLC 2012-10-17)

"Assessment as Learning is an invaluable resource for teacher candidates. It provides an extensive review of assessment theory, research, policy and practise." (Louis Volante, Associate Professor (Assessment & Evaluation) 2012-10-17)

"Lorna Earl is an international thought leader when it comes to linking quality assessment to teaching, learning and student success. We are both members of a worldwide community of researchers, teachers, and school leaders intent on advancing our understanding of how to use assessment day to day in the classroom to both promote and verify student achievement. As we collaborate, Lorna points us in the right direction." (Rick Stiggins, Consultant 2012-10-17)

"Despite two decades of work by educators to turn assessment into an activity that helps students to learn better, there is still much work to be done. The focus needs to move away from routines carried by teachers, truly to engage students themselves. It is this fundamental shift that Lorna Earl emphasizes in this excellent second edition of her book." (Mary James, Professor, Cambridge University 2012-10-17)

"Lorna Earl has provided one of the most readable books about how to use assessment as learning for teachers and students. It just makes sense! While testing is all around us, Lorna Earl shows how it is efficient to use this information to inform our impact, where to go next, and to identify our successes in learning and teaching. She moves the debate away from assessment as good or bad to assessment as a powerful tool when interpreted by teachers to enhance their impact." (John Hattie, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute 2012-10-18)

"Lorna Earl's conceptualization of Assessment As Learning makes a major contribution to the work of educators determined to help all learners achieve deep understanding and powerful levels of learning. Grounded in practice, informed by research, and marked by a genuine respect for teachers and the challenges they face, this is a book that all educators will find enormously helpful." (Judy Halbert, Co-Founder & co-leader 2012-10-23)

L'autore

Lorna M. Earl is a director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a retired associate professor from the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She was the first director of assessment for the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office, and she as been a researcher and research director in school districts for over 20 years.

Throughout her career, Earl has concentrated her efforts on policy and program evaluations as a vehicle to enhance learning for pupils and for organizations. She has done extensive work in the areas of literacy and the middle years, but has concentrated her efforts on issues related to evaluation of large-scale reform and assessment (large-scale and classroom) in many venues around the world. She has worked extensively in schools and school boards, and has been involved in consultation, research, and staff development with teachers' organizations, ministries of education, school districts, and charitable foundations. Earl holds a doctorate in epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as degrees in education and psychology.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Corwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1452242976
• ISBN 13: 9781452242972
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 160