Assessment Literacy for Educators
Rethinking the What, Why, and How of Assessment and Grading (Create equitable, accurate classroom assessment.)
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Assessment practices in schools often stem from outdated traditions that don’t serve today’s learners. Assessment Literacy for Educators is the culmination of Robert J. Marzano’s decades of work, coauthored with Michael D. Evans and Julia A. Simms. Presenting 43 tenets for assessment literacy, the book equips teachers and leaders to replace outdated grading practices with equitable, accurate approaches that truly advance student learning.
K–12 educators and preservice teachers can use this book to:
- Understand the history of assessment in the United States, including failures and biases
- Learn the technical characteristics and limitations of influential large-scale exams
- Employ a variety of effective classroom assessments to measure student knowledge on specific learning progressions
- Aggregate formative assessment scores over time and compute summative scores to accurately report student status and growth
- Individualize the assessment and learning process with competency-based practices
Contents: Introduction: Revisiting Assessment Practices
Part I: Large-Scale Assessments
Chapter 1: The Influence of Large-Scale Assessments
Chapter 2: Technical Characteristics of Large-Scale Assessments
Part II: Classroom Assessments
Chapter 3: Rethinking Classroom Assessments
Chapter 4: Scoring Classroom Assessments
Chapter 5: Aggregating Classroom Assessment Scores
Part III: Grading Practice
Chapter 6: Grading Systems
Chapter 7: Competency-Based Systems
Epilogue: Applying the Tenets of Assessment Literacy
References and Resources
Index
Robert J Marzano
Robert J. Marzano is senior scholar at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado, associate professor at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and president of Marzano & Associates in Centennial, Colorado. He is the author of 25 books, 150 articles and chapters in books, and 100 sets of curriculum materials for teachers and students in Grades K-12. His works include What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action, School Leadership That Works, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, Classroom Management That Works, Classroom Instruction That Works, Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, and A Different Kind of Classroom: Teaching With Dimensions of Learning.
During his 35 years in public education, Marzano has worked in every state multiple times as well as in a host of countries in Europe and Asia. The central theme in his work has been translating research and theory into practical programs and tools for K-12 teachers and administrators.
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