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Title Using assessments to teach for understanding : a casebook for educators / editors, Judith H. Shulman, Andrea Whittaker, Michele Lew ; foreword by Suzanne M. Wilson
Published New York ; London : Teachers College Press, [2002]
©2002

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Description xix, 140 pages : forms ; 28 cm
Contents Foreword / Suzanne Wilson -- Introduction: Framing the Issues and Dilemmas in Classroom-Based Assessment -- Ch. 1. Tension Between Accountability and Student Learning. Case 1. Is "Same" Treatment "Fair" Treatment? / Michelle Phillips. Case 2. A Trip on the Accountability Highway - Speed Limit: As Fast as You Can Go / Keely C. Floegel. Case 3. Does the End Justify the Means? / Kathleen Flowers -- Ch. 2. Designing, Using and Interpreting Assessments that Capture Student Learning. Case 4. Exploring Alternative Assessment / Susan E. Schultz. Case 5. A Waypoint on the Journey to Literacy / Marge Collins and Pat Dawson. Case 6. A Rubric for Reading Fluency / Carol Glenn. Case 7. Assessment for Assessment's Sake? / Christina Carmelich -- Ch. 3. Using Assessments to Guide Instruction. Case 8. How Much is Enough? / Pam Spycher. Case 9. Learning to Read ... or Reading to Learn / Mario Chavez. Case 10. Using Rubrics to Teach Analytic Essay Writing / Kerrin Murphy -- Ch. 4. Using Assessments as Tools for Reporting and Grading. Case 11. Finding the Right Words / Jean Babb. Case 12. Adventures in the Narrative Evaluation Jungle or, How Many Hours of Sleep Can You Get While Assessing? / Gwen Toevs -- Ch. 5. Using Assessments to Guide Support for Beginning Teachers. Case 13. Is Authentic Assessment Really Ideal for Grading and Reporting? / Leslie Smith. Case 14. Knowing What You Want Is the First Step to Getting There / Wendy Baron. Case 15. The Starting Point / Lori Helman -- Ch. 6. Working with Case Writers: A Methodological Note -- App. A. Guidelines for Writing Cases -- App. B. Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Model Standards for Beginning Teacher Licensing and Development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138)
Subject Educational tests and measurements -- Case studies.
Education -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Author Shulman, Judith.
Whittaker, Andrea (Andrea Kay)
Lew, Michele.
LC no. 2001055686
ISBN 0807742147 paperback alkaline paper