The art and science of classroom assessment : the missing part of pedagogy / Susan M. Brookhart ; prepared by ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, the George Washington University, in cooperation with ASHE, Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Publication Info.
Washington, DC : George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Defining student learning for assessment -- Ensuring the quality of classroom assessment information -- Options for classroom assessment -- Assessment in the disciplines -- Grading -- Grade distributions and grading policies -- Conclusions and further resources for faculty -- Tables.
Summary
Discusses the quality of individual student assessments in higher education courses and their composite effect on course grades. Reviews the literature on making classroom assessments and their impact on the science of student assessment. Such activity requires instructional skill, interest, and a disposition toward clarity and fairness. Brookhart discusses such critical issues and suggests resources for further study.