Talk about assessment : high school strategies and tools

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by Cooper, Damian
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: McTighe, Jay Published by : Nelson Education, (Toronto : ) Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements. --Grading and marking (Students) --Students -- Rating of. --Ability -- Testing. --Educational evaluation. --Examinations -- Design and construction. Year : 2010 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Education Learning Commons PRO 371.26 COO Available

xi, 261 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (12 cm.)

Section 1: Assessment for the 21st century--
Chapter 1. The "Big Ideas" of Assessment --
Chapter 2. Changes in Education --
Changes in Assessment --
Section 2: Planning Assessment of Learning --
Chapter 3. Planning with the End in Mind --
Chapter 4. Assessment of Learning --
Section 3: Assessment that Promotes Learning --
Chapter 5. Initial/Diagnostic Assessment and Differentiated Instruction --
Chapter 6. Assessment for Learning --
Chapter 7. Teaching and Assessing Students with Special Needs --
Section 4: Gathering Evidence and Communicating about Learning --
Chapter 8. Assessment Tools and Technology --
Chapter 9. Grading and Reporting --
Section 5: Implementing Change --
Chapter 10. Lessons from the field.

Accompanying DVD contains video-clips that provide real classroom examples of teachers and students implementing the strategies described in the book. The DVD also contains a sample of exemplary planning and assessment tools to support the practices advocated in this resource.