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New Frontiers in Formative Assessment (Hardcover)
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"Formative assessment is a powerful learning tool that is too
seldom, too haphazardly, and too ineffectively used in the United
States," Pendred E. Noyce writes in the introduction to this
volume. "The purpose of this book is to delve into why this is so
and how it can be changed." Formative assessment involves
constantly monitoring student understanding through a combination
of formal and informal measures. Teachers ask searching questions,
listen over the shoulders of students working together on a
problem, help students assess their own work, and carefully uncover
students' thinking. They react to what they learn by adjusting
their teaching, thereby leading students to greater understanding.
This ongoing analysis and customization isn't so easy to do. In the
press of accountability, teachers often lack the time and
confidence to adjust their lessons on a daily basis. They may lack
the depth of content knowledge needed to analyze student
misconceptions or see at what branch of reasoning the student went
wrong. They may face constraints that make it difficult for them to
work together on common problems. New Frontiers in Formative
Assessment is for educators who want to tap into the power of
formative assessment. It showcases ongoing work that pushes the
field of formative assessment forward in key ways. Drawn from a
variety of classrooms in terms of age level, subject area, and use
of technology, the chapters in this book highlight the importance
of context in developing effective formative assessment practices.
At the same time, the volume addresses the common elements of a
successful formative assessment project-notably, high interest,
manageability, impact, and validity-as well as some common barriers
to implementation. Taken together, these projects illustrate the
journey from assessment of learning to assessment for learning-and
ultimately toward assessment as learning."
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