Short Cycle Assessment: Improving Student Achievement Through Formative Assessment / Edition 1

by Susan Lang, Betsy Moore, Todd Stanley

Overview

This book shows you how to improve student achievement by providing them with frequent feedback on their work.

It provides a step-by-step process to help you
-Write good questions that asses student learning
-Design your own formative assessments
-Administer short-cycle assessments
-Analyze and use data to shape instruction
-Prepare your students for high-stakes tests

Includes activities and forms to walk you through the process step by step.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596670730
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/21/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lang, Susan; Moore, Betsy; Stanley, Todd

Table of Contents

Part 1 An Introduction to Short-Cycle Assessments; Chapter 1 The Long and the Short of Short-Cycle Assessments; Chapter 2 The SCORE Process; Chapter 3 Understanding the Content Standards; Chapter 4 Understanding the State Assessments; Chapter 5 Creating a Pacing Guide; Chapter 6 Question Writing: Constructing Questions that Address the Standard; Chapter 7 Designing Your Assessment; Chapter 8 Standardization of Administration; Chapter 9 Looking at the Data; Chapter 10 Making Adjustments in the ClassroomPart 2 Blueprints for the Process;