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Assessment as learning : using classroom assessment to maximize student learning / Lorna M. Earl.

By: Earl, Lorna M. (Lorna Maxine), 1948-Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : London : Corwin ; SAGE [distributor], 2013Description: 164 p001: 43582ISBN: 9781452242972 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements | Learning | EducationDDC classification: 371.264 EAR LOC classification: LB3051 | .E19 2013Summary: Lorna M. Earl provides teachers and school administrators with an understanding of the reasons behind their confusion and discomfort by detailing the way that the changing role of schooling and our increasing knowledge about the nature of learning have made classroom assessment much more complex.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning!

Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this timely resource shows 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 chapternbsp; Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions

Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lorna M. Earl provides teachers and school administrators with an understanding of the reasons behind their confusion and discomfort by detailing the way that the changing role of schooling and our increasing knowledge about the nature of learning have made classroom assessment much more complex.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. ix)
  • About the Author (p. xi)
  • Chapter 1 The Promise and Challenge of Classroom Assessment (p. 1)
  • The Educational World Has Changed (p. 2)
  • The Power of Classroom Assessment (p. 3)
  • Why a Second Edition? (p. 3)
  • The Case of Understanding Mathematics Learning and Assessment (p. 7)
  • Using This Book (p. 8)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 9)
  • Chapter 2 Situating Assessment Changes (p. 11)
  • A Brief History of Assessment (p. 11)
  • Looking for Change in all the Wrong Places (p. 17)
  • Rethinking Assessment for Real Change (p. 18)
  • Purpose Is Everything (p. 19)
  • Classroom Assessment and Large-Scale Reform (p. 21)
  • Taking Up the Challenge (p. 22)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 23)
  • Chapter 3 Assessment of Learning, for Learning, and as Learning (p. 25)
  • Assessment for Learning (p. 27)
  • Assessment as Learning (p. 28)
  • Assessment of Learning (p. 29)
  • Getting the Balance Right (p. 30)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 33)
  • Chapter 4 Spotlight on Learning (p. 35)
  • Learning Makes Us Human (p. 35)
  • How People Learn (p. 38)
  • Learning for Understanding (p. 40)
  • Learning Is Hard Work (p. 43)
  • Learning Happens in Context (p. 47)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 48)
  • Chapter 5 Assessment and Learning (p. 49)
  • The Contribution of Classroom Assessment to Learning (p. 50)
  • Assessment as an Integral Part of Teaching and Learning (p. 52)
  • Realizing the Power of Assessment to Optimize Learning (p. 54)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 55)
  • Chapter 6 Using Assessment to Identify What They Believe Is True (p. 57)
  • The Case of the Pool Table (p. 58)
  • Start With What They Believe Is True (p. 60)
  • The Case of the Bog (p. 61)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 76)
  • Chapter 7 Using Assessment to Motivate Learning (p. 77)
  • Assessment That Motivates (p. 78)
  • The Case of Othello (p. 80)
  • Assessment to Reverse Socialization (p. 85)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 86)
  • Chapter 8 Using Assessment to Make Connections (p. 87)
  • Curriculum as Visible Targets for Learning (p. 89)
  • Plan Learning, Plan Assessment, and Expect the Unexpected (p. 91)
  • The Case of Planned Literacy Learning (p. 92)
  • Differentiation (p. 95)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 96)
  • Chapter 9 Using Assessment to Extend Learning (p. 97)
  • Feedback for Learning (p. 97)
  • Rubrics and Exemplars as Tools (p. 102)
  • The Case of the Brass Band (p. 103)
  • Ideas, Connections, and Extensions (ICE) (p. 105)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 107)
  • Chapter 10 Using Assessment for Reflection and Self-Regulation (p. 109)
  • The Case of Jojo (p. 110)
  • Students as Their Best Assessors (p. 111)
  • Developing Self-Regulating Habits of Mind (p. 111)
  • The Case of Choices (p. 116)
  • Ideas for Follow Up (p. 118)
  • Chapter 11 Getting to Assessment for Optimum Learning (p. 119)
  • It's About Learning and It's About Time (p. 121)
  • The Spirit of Assessment for Learning Requires Conceptual Change (p. 122)
  • Think About What You Believe Is True (p. 122)
  • Learn About Learning (p. 123)
  • Know Your Subject (p. 124)
  • Be an Expert Teacher (p. 125)
  • Work Together in Collaborative Inquiry (p. 126)
  • Don't Give Up, But Be Gentle With Yourself (p. 128)
  • Self-Regulation for You Too (p. 129)
  • Get the Support You Need (p. 130)
  • Put It all Together (p. 130)
  • References (p. 133)
  • Index (p. 139)

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