Product Description

With this classroom-friendly guide, you’ll become a better teacher as you learn to assess students before, during, and after instruction. It’s packed with tools, surveys, questionnaires, assignments, organizers, and rubrics to address learners of all types and levels, including K-12, special needs, and gifted students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76986 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780761988915
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
“This book is a bible for assessment strategies that you will keep nearby for easy reference in planning and implementing classroom assessment. It will transform the way you gather information about students’ achievement and inspire you to engage in new ways of thinking, learning, and instructing.” (From the Foreword )

About the Author
Rita King has more than 20 years of teacher training experience and administrative experience as principal and director of Middle Tennessee State University's teacher training program in the laboratory school. Most recently, she was an adjunct professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the university. She now consults internationally in the areas of multiple intelligences, practical applications of brain-based research, differentiated learning, reading and writing strategies, mathematics instruction, creating effective learning environments, and strategies for test success. She is the coauthor of Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas, Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas, and Differentiated Assessment Strategies: One Tool Doesn't Fit All.

Carolyn Chapman is an international educational consultant, author, and teacher who has taught in kindergarten to college classrooms. Her interactive, hands-on professional development training sessions challenge educators to use strategies that ensure success for learners of all ages. Chapman has written many books about differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, multiple assessments, and the brain-compatible classroom. She is coauthor with Gayle Gregory of the landmark Corwin Press book Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All.

Customer Reviews

Changing view on assessment
this book really worked to broaden my definition, view and understanding of assessment. as with another book by this author, the information did become repetitive, but remained helpful. I really enjoyed the variety of examples on how to formally and informally incorporate assessment in the classroom.