| Description |
xix, 140 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Tension Between Accountability and Student Learning -- Case 1: Is "Same" Treatment "Fair" Treatment? / Michelle Phillips -- Case 2: A Trip on the Accountability Highway -- Speed Limit: As Fast as You Can Go / Keely C. Floegel -- Case 3: Does the End Justify the Means? / Kathleen Flowers -- Designing, Using and Interpreting Assessments that Capture Student Learning -- Case 4: Exploring Alternative Assessment / Susan E. Schultz -- Case 5: A Waypoint on the Journey to Literacy / Marge Collins and Pat Dawson -- Case 6: A Rubric for Reading Fluency / Carol Glenn -- Case 7: Assessment for Asssessment's Sake? / Christina Carmelich -- Using Assessments to Guide Instruction -- Case 8: How Much Is Enough? / Pam Spycher -- Case 9: Learning to Read ... or Reading to Learn / Marlo Chavez -- Case 10: Using Rubrics to Teach Analytic Essay Writing / Kerrin Murphy -- Using Assessments as Tools for Reporting and Grading -- Case 11: Finding the Right Words / Jean Babb -- Case 12: Adventures in the Narrative Evaluation Jungle or, How Many Hours of Sleep Can You Get While Assessing? / Gwen Toevs -- Using Assessments to Guide Support for Beginning Teachers / Ellen Moir -- Case 13: Is Authentic Assessment Really Ideal for Grading and Reporting / Leslie Smith -- Case 14: Knowing What You Want Is the First Step to Getting There / Wendy Baron -- Case 15: The Starting Point / Lori Helman -- Working with Case Writers: A Methodological Note. |
| Summary |
This casebook presents the challenges and dilemmas that all teachers face within the current climate of high-stakes accountability. These cases provide a powerful opportunity to collaboratively analyze and reflect on issues such as: the role of assessment in teaching and learning; designing, using, and interpreting assessments that foster student learning; and incorporating assessments into standards-based instruction. |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- Case studies.
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Education -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
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Education -- Evaluation. (OCoLC)fst00902624
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Educational tests and measurements. (OCoLC)fst00903660
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Author |
Shulman, Judith.
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Whittaker, Andrea (Andrea Kay)
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Lew, Michele.
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| ISBN |
0807742147 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780807742143 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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