Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Second Edition) (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

How well are college student learning? How effectively are faculty teaching? Teachers themselves are the closest observers of learning as it takes place in their classrooms--and thus have the opportunity to become the most effective assessors and improvers of their own teaching. But in order for teaching to improve, teachers must first be able to discover when they are off course, how far off they are, and how to get back on the right track. In "Classroom Assessment Techniques, " Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross provide a practical handbook to help college faculty--and teachers in other settings--develop a better understanding of the learning process in their own classrooms and assess the impact of their teaching upon it.This revised and greatly expanded edition of their 1988 handbook now includes a self-contained self-assessment device--the Teaching Goals Inventory--for identifying and clarifying instructional goals. And the book offers teachers at all levels of experience detailed, how-to advice on Classroom Assessment--from what it is and how it works to how to plan, implement, and analyze assessment projects. The authors illustrate their approach through numerous case studies and examples that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects. The book features fifty valuable Classroom Assessment Techniques, each presented in a format that provides an estimate of the ease of use, a concise description, step-by-step procedures for adapting and administering the technique, practical advice on how to analyze the data, pros, cons, caveats, and other useful information. These fifty Classroom AssessmentTechniques are cross-indexed so that teachers can easily locate the appropriate techniques for assessing their particular teaching goals in their academic disciplines. Techniques are also indexed for their usefulness in assessing content knowledge, higher-order thinking skills, course-related attitudes and values, and students' reactions to the course. This handbook has been written for college teachers regardless of their prior training in pedagogy, assessment, or education. It is a practical handbook, designed for easy reference. Part 1 can provide either an introduction to Classroom Assessment or a comprehensive review, depending on the reader's prior experience. The first chapter explains what classroom assessment is, how it works, and how to get started using it. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce the basic tools of classroom assessment, the Teaching Goals Inventory and Classroom Assessment Techniques. Chapter 4 describes how faculty can plan and carry out classroom assessment projects, and chapter 5 gives a dozen examples of classroom assessment case studies. Part 2 is an easy-to-use compendium of 50 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs). Chapter 6 describes some CATs. Chapters 7 through 9 contain the heart of the volume, with 50 CATs grouped according to assessment of knowledge and skills, attitudes and values, and reactions to instruction. Each CAT description follows a basic format that describes the ease of use, purpose, and teaching goals of the CAT, with advice on designing and administering the CAT, analyzing the data it provides, and adapting and extending its use. Chapters 10 and 11 in part Three, review lessons learned in earlier chapters and suggest new directions in CAT. Five "Resources" sections contain additional materials related to CATs, which include information about the Teaching Goals Summary and a 26-item bibliography for further reading. (Contains 27 exhibits, 2 figures, 6 tables, and 90 references.) (SLD) This Revised And Greatly Expanded Edition Of The 1988 Handbook Offers Teachers At All Levels How-to Advise On Classroom Assessment, Including: What Classroom Assessment Entails And How It Works. How To Plan, Implement, And Analyze Assessment Projects. Twelve Case Studies That Detail The Real-life Classroom Experiences Of Teachers Carrying Out Successful Classroom Assessment Projects. Fifty Classroom Assessment Techniques Step-by-step Procedures For Administering The Techniques Practical Advice On How To Analyze Your Data. Getting Started In Classroom Assessment -- What Is Classroom Assessment? -- The Teaching Goals Inventory -- First Steps -- Planning And Implementing Classroom Assessment Projects -- Twelve Examples Of Successful Projects -- Classroom Assessment Techniques -- Choosing The Right Technique -- Techniques For Assessing Course-related Knowledge And Skills -- Techniques For Assessing Learner Attitudes, Values, And Self-awareness -- Techniques For Assessing Learner Reactions To Instruction -- Building On What We Have Learned -- Lessons And Insights From Six Years Of Use -- Taking The Next Steps In Classroom Assessment And Research. Thomas A. Angelo, K. Patricia Cross. Rev. Ed. Of: Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook For Faculty, 1988. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 407-414) And Index. Contents 7 Preface 11 The Authors 17 Part One: Getting Started in ClassroomAssessment 19 1 What Is Classroom Assessment? 21 2 The Teaching Goals Inventory 30 3 First Steps 41 4 Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment Proiects 49 5 Twelve Examples of Successful Projects 76 Part Two: Classroom Assessment Techniques 118 6 Choosing the Right Technique 119 7 Techniques f or Assessing Course-Related Knowledge and Skills 129 8 Techniques for Assessing Learner Attitudes, Values, and Self-Awareness 268 9 Tecnniques for assessing Learner Reactions to Instruction 329 Part Three: Building on What We Have Learned 374 Lessons and Insights from Six Years of Use 375 11 Taking the Next Steps in Classroom Assessment and Research 391 Resource A: Colleges Participating in the 1990 Teaching Goals Inventory Survey 399 Resource B: Teaching Goals Inventry and Self-Scorable Worksheet 401 Resource C: 1990 Comparative Data R E on the Teaching Goals Inventory in Community Colleges 406 Resource D: 1990 Comparative Data o n the Teaching Goals Inventory in Four-Year Colleges 410 Resource E: Bibliography of Resources on Classroom Research and Assessment 414 References 416 Index 422 1993 Jossey-Bass Publishers,San Francisco How well are students learning? How effectively are faculty teaching? Teachers and tutors themselves are the closest observers of learning as it takes place in their classrooms and have the opportunity to become the most effective assessors and improvers of their own teaching. In order for teaching to improve, teachers and tutors must first be able to discover when they are off course, how far they are, and how to get back on the right track. Classroom Assessment Techniques provides a practical handbook to help teachers and tutors develop a better understanding of the learning process in their own classrooms and assess the impact of their teaching upon it. This resource offers teachers at all levels how-to advise on classroom assessment, including: * What classroom assessment entails and how it works * How to plan, implement, and analyse assessment projects * Twelve case studies that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects * Fifty classroom assessment techniques * Step-by-step procedures for administering the techniques * Practical advice on how to analyse your data "This revised and greatly expanded edition of their 1988 handbook ... offers teachers at all levels of experience detailed, how-to advice on classroom assessment - from what it is and how it works to how to plan, implement, and analyze assessment projects. The authors illustrate their approach through numerous case studies and examples that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects"--Back cover