Instruction and assessment ought to be like two peas in a pod. In this practical guide, Peter Afflerbach, a foremost authority on developing effective assessments, teams up with literacy expert Adria Klein to show teachers how to become fluent in meaningful assessment routines. Highlights include:
Purposeful formative assessment, self-assessment, and student learning goals
Using tools that reveal reliable, relatable insights
Knowing readers as people in order to know instruction and engage
Designing and mining daily routines to yield data
Learning to analyze information, and sharing assessment results thoughtfully
Instruction and assessment ought to be like two peas in a pod. In this practical guide, Peter Afflerbach, a foremost authority on developing effective assessments, teams up with literacy expert Adria Klein to show teachers how to become fluent in meaningful assessment routines. Highlights include:
Purposeful formative assessment, self-assessment, and student learning goals
Using tools that reveal reliable, relatable insights
Knowing readers as people in order to know instruction and engage
Designing and mining daily routines to yield data
Learning to analyze information, and sharing assessment results thoughtfully