Assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning, but too
often it leads to misleading conclusions-sometimes with dire
consequences for students. How can educators improve assessment
practices so that the results are accurate, meaningful,
informative, and fair? Educator and best-selling author Myron Dueck
draws from his firsthand experience and his work with districts
around the world to provide a simple but profound answer: put
student voice and choice at the center of the process. In this
engaging and well-researched book, Dueck reveals troubling issues
related to traditional approaches and offers numerous examples of
educators at all levels who are transforming assessment by using
tools and methods that engage and empower students. He also shares
surprising revelations about the nature of memory and learning that
speak to the need for rethinking how we measure student
understanding and achievement. Readers will find sound advice and
detailed guidance on how to: Share and cocreate precise learning
targets. Develop student-friendly rubrics linked to standards.
Involve students in ongoing assessment procedures. Replace flawed
grading systems with ones that better reflect what students know
and can do. Design structures for students' self-reporting on their
progress in learning. Inspired by the origins of the word
assessment-derived from the Latin for ""to sit beside""-Dueck urges
educators to discard old habits and instead work with students as
partners in assessment. For those who do, the effort is rewarding
and the benefits are significant
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