What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment

What does formative assessment look like, and when should I use it? What kind of planning does it require, and what kinds of data does it generate? How will formative assessment improve my teaching and help my students succeed in a standards-based environment? How does it relate to my application of multiple intelligences theory, to differentiated instruction, and to everything else I m already doing in my classroom?In this volume, author Laura Greenstein has gathered what you really need to know in order to make formative assessment a seamless part of your everyday practice. Emphasizing formative assessment application in secondary schools but applicable to teachers of all grade levels and all subject areas, this book provides\* Straightforward answers to teachers most frequently asked questions\* Dozens of strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before, during, and after instruction\* Illustrations of formative assessment across the content areas, from math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education\* Guidance on making data-informed instructional adjustments\* Sample templates for organizing assessment data to track both whole-class and individual progress toward identified goals\* Case studies to illustrate effective and ineffective formative assessment and deepen your understandingIf you re looking to take formative assessment from theory to practice and from practice to genuine learning improvement this is the place to begin. What does formative assessment look like, and when should I use it? What kind of planning does it require, and what kinds of data does it generate? How will formative assessment improve my teaching and help my students succeed in a standards-based environment? How does it relate to my application of multiple intelligences theory, to differentiated instruction, and to everything else I'm already doing in my classroom? -- In this volume, author Laura Greenstein has gathered what you really need to know in order to make formative assessment a seamless part of your everyday practice. Emphasizing formative assessment application in secondary schools but applicable to teachers of all grade levels and all subject areas, this book provides -- * Straightforward answers to teachers' most frequently asked questions * Dozens of strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before, during, and after instruction * Illustrations of formative assessment across the content areas, from math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education * Guidance on making data-informed instructional adjustments * Sample templates for organizing assessment data to track both whole-class and individual progress toward identified goals * Case studies to illustrate effective and ineffective formative assessment and deepen your understanding -- If you're looking to take formative assessment from theory to practice--and from practice to genuine learning improvement--this is the place to begin In this volume, author Laura Greenstein has gathered what your really need to know in order to make formative assessment a seamless part of your everyday practice. Emphasizing formative assessment application in secondary schools but applicable to teachers of all grade levels and all subject areas, this book provides: straightforward answers to teachers' most frequently asked questions; dozens of strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before, during, and after instruction; illustrations of formative assessment across the content areas, from math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education; guidance on making data-informed instructional adjustments; sample templates for organizing assessment data to track both whole-class and individual progress toward identified goals; case studies to illustrate effective and ineffective formative assessment and deepen your understanding. If you're looking to take formative assessment from theory to practice -- and from practice to genuine learning improvement -- this is the place to begin. - Back cover. Preface......Page 7 Introduction......Page 10 Part 1 Building Foundations......Page 22 The Fundamentals of Formative Assessment......Page 24 Questions and Answers About Formative Assessment......Page 36 Part 2 UsingFormative Assessment......Page 44 Formative Assessment Prior to Instruction......Page 47 Formative Assessment During Instruction......Page 74 Formative Assessment After Instruction......Page 111 Part 3 Making Connections and Furthering Change......Page 140 Improving Teaching and Learning Through Formative Assessment......Page 142 Balancing Assessment Practices......Page 161 Appendix A......Page 178 Appendix B......Page 181 References......Page 191 Acknowledgments......Page 196 Index......Page 197 About the Author......Page 203 Search this Book......Page 0 Preface 7 Introduction 10 Part 1 Building Foundations 22 The Fundamentals of Formative Assessment 24 Questions and Answers About Formative Assessment 36 Part 2 UsingFormative Assessment 44 Formative Assessment Prior to Instruction 47 Formative Assessment During Instruction 74 Formative Assessment After Instruction 111 Part 3 Making Connections and Furthering Change 140 Improving Teaching and Learning Through Formative Assessment 142 Balancing Assessment Practices 161 Appendix A 178 Appendix B 181 References 191 Acknowledgments 196 Index 197 About the Author 203 Search this Book -1 9781416609964 Fundamentals of formative assessment Questions and answers about formative assessment Formative assessment prior to instruction Formative assessment during instruction Formative assessment after instruction Improving teaching and learning through formative assessment Balancing assessment practices Appendix B: glossary of assessment terms Appendix B: lexicon of formative assessment strategies.