Using Assessments to Teach for Understanding
Subtitle: A Casebook for Educators
Contributors: Judith Shulman (Editor); Andrea Whittaker (Editor); Michelle Lew (Editor)
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780807742143
Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Teaching skills & techniques; Educational tests and measurem; Education; Education / Teaching; Testing & Measurement; Evaluation; Case studies; Reference; Educational Tests And Measurements
Description: This casebook presents the challenges and dilemmas that all teachers face within the current climate of high-stakes accountability. These cases provide a powerful opportunity to collaboratively analyze and reflect on issues such as: the role of assessment in teaching and learning; designing, using, and interpreting assessments that foster student learning; and incorporating assessments into standards-based instruction.