Assessment as learning : using classroom assessment to maximize student learning

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Assessment as learning : using classroom assessment to maximize student learning

Lorna M. Earl

Corwin : a SAGE company, c2013

2nd ed

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Assessment as learning

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-138) and index

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Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning! High-stakes tests and end-of-year assessments dominate educational planning and curriculum. Yet, formative assessments are proven to have the most impact on day-to-day learning. Teachers who understand how to use assessment to spark learning unlock a powerful educational tool, and Assessment as Learning can show you how. Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this book illustrates how formative assessment can be used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. Fully revised, this second edition features Discussion of the complex nature of learning Ways to use formative assessment in a variety of contexts Real-life examples and case studies of assessment in action Sample rubrics and lesson plans for easy implementation Ideas for Follow-up at the end of each chapter Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions Unraveling the mystery of formative assessment, this resource reveals how this teaching technique optimizes learning. "Lorna Earl is an international thought leader when it comes to linking quality assessment to teaching, learning and student success." -Rick Stiggins, Author and Consultant "Earl begins at the beginning, focusing on assessing what students believe is true and using assessment information to help students develop and extend learning from those initial beliefs. Readers should do likewise, asking themselves what they believe is true about assessment and then extending their learning with this book." -Susan M. Brookhart, Consultant Brookhart Enterprises

Table of Contents

About the Author Acknowledgments 1. The Promise and the Challenge of Classroom Assessment Why This Book? How the Educational World has Changed The Power of Classroom Assessment What is This Book About? The Case of "Understanding Learning and Assessment" Using This Book Ideas for Follow Up 2. Situating Assessment Changes A Brief History of Assessment Looking for Change in all the Wrong Places Rethinking Assessment for Real Change Purpose is Everything Classroom Assessment and Large-Scale Reform Taking Up the Challenge Ideas for Follow Up 3. Assessment of Learning, for Learning, and as Learning Assessment of Learning Assessment for Learning Assessment as Learning Getting the Balance Right Ideas for Follow Up 4. Spotlight on Learning Learning Makes Us Human How People Learn Learning for Understanding Learning is Hard Work Learning Happens in Context Ideas for Follow Up 5. Assessment and Learning How Does Classroom Assessment Contribute to Learning? Assessment as an Integral part of Teaching and Learning Realizing the Power of Assessment to Optimize Learning Ideas for Follow Up 6. Using Assessment to Identify What They "Believe to Be True" "The Case of the Pool Table" Start With What They Believe to be True "The Case of the Blog" Ideas for Follow Up 7. Using Assessment to Motivate Learning Assessment That Motivates Relevant Assessment Imaginative Assessment Assessment that Scaffolds Learning "The Case of Othello" Assessment to Reverse Socialization Ideas for Follow Up 8. Using Assessment to Make Connections Curriculum as Visible Targets for Learning Plan Learning, Plan Assessment, and Expect the Unexpected "The Case of Planned Literacy" Differentiation Ideas for Follow Up 9. Using Assessment to Extend Learning Feedback for Learning Rubrics and Exemplars as Tools "The Case of the Brass Band" Ideas, Connections, and Extensions (ICE) Ideas for Follow Up 10. Using Assessment for Reflection and Self-Regulation "The Case of Jojo" Students as Their Own Best Assessors Developing Self-Regulating Habits of Mind "The Case of Choices" Ideas for Follow Up 11. Getting to Assessment for Optimum Learning It's About Learning, and It's About Time Getting to the Spirit of AFL Requires Conceptual Change Think About What You Believe to be True Learn About Learning Know Your Subject Be an Expert Teacher Work Together in Collaborative Inquiry Don't Give Up, But be Gentile With Yourself Self-Regulation for You Too Get the Support You Need Put it All Together References Index

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