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Author: Daniel Brahier The assessment strategies in this book accurately monitor student progress and enable you to detect things about your students you've never noticed before. Concrete, practical, and classroom-tested, these strategies will help improve student achievement in your class. This book provides practical details about these four assessment strategies:
-open-ended questions and rubrics
-journals
-projects and presentations
-observations It describes each strategy and clarifies its advantages and drawbacks. Also included is a large sample of classroom-tested examples along with sample student responses. These examples can be used "as is" - or you can customize them for your own class. This book will help prepare your students for standardized tests that include items requiring evidence of conceptual understanding. The strategies reflect the assessment Standards benchmarks established by the NCTM. In addition, an entire chapter is devoted to help teachers use these assessments to arrive at their students' grades. (165 pp., 2001) CONTENTS 1. Why Change Assessment Practices 2. Alternatives for Assessment -Open-ended Questions and Rubrics -Journals -Projects and Presentations -Observations 3. Sample Assessments 4. Determining Final Grades 5. Taking the First Steps (practical ideas for implementation in "baby steps" or incremental stages over time) 6. Appendix (Books, Internet Resources, Journal Articles, Video Materials)
165 pages © 2001
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