Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning

by Anne Davies, Linda Gregg, Larry Ainsworth, et al.

Book Overview

This anthology brings the ideas and recommendations of many of the world's education leaders into one resource that illustrates the many perspectives on effective assessment design and implementation. From involving students in the assessment process to ensuring accuracy and applying assessments to English learners and students with special needs, you will find compelling insights and proven strategies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934009067
• ISBN13: 9781934009062
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

One stop for assessment resources

Educators who are beginning to build collective knowledge about common assessments, grading and reporting, formative assessments, and other assessment topics will find this book invaluable. It is one stop for understanding a comprehensive and balanced assessment system. The great assessment thinkers, from Stiggins and Guskey to Reeves and O'Connor contribute to this work, giving the field a common vision of assessment.

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