Description
Product ID: | 9781412962797 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | How to Assess Authentic Learning |
Authors: | Author: Kathleen B. Burke |
Page Count: | 232 |
Subjects: | Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This updated edition helps primary and secondary teachers build observation checklists, develop unit plans, and design performance tasks and rubrics that address mandated academic standards. "Burke has challenged teachers everywhere to raise their standards and design classroom assessments that show evidence of understanding and performance on complex tasks. The expert examples in this book provide teachers with a complete road map so that assessment is truly at the heart of instruction." Create assessments that meet state standards and target students'' learning needs! For many years, assessment was relegated to a secondary role in the educational process. But with the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing, effective assessment has emerged as one of the major factors in raising student achievement. In this latest edition of her bestseller, renowned educator Kay Burke provides a wide range of updated, easy-to-implement alternative assessments that address today''s accountability requirements and focus on improving learning. Designed for use across all content areas, these formative assessments are rooted in the language of state standards and emphasize differentiating instruction to meet students'' individual learning needs. Revised throughout with updated research, this new edition helps K–12 teachers:
Offering numerous applications and examples, How to Assess Authentic Learning guides teachers in developing the assessment tools needed to help all students meet or exceed mandated academic standards. |
Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-12-29 |