Leading Student Assessment
This book presents a new and refreshing look at student assessment from the perspective of leading educational theorists, researchers, and practitioners. The authors call for boundary-breaking assessment that reflects clear understandings of the purposes of assessment, a balance of assessment creati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | Studies in Educational Leadership
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- INTRODUCTION: 1. Taking Stock of Here and Now; Judy L. Lupart and Charles F. Webber
- 2. School Leadership, Evidence-based Decision Making and Large-scale Student Assessment; Kenneth Leithwood
- 3. Lessons Learned: The Promise and Possibility of Educational Accountability in the United States; Charles L. Slater, Marla W. McGhee, Sarah W. Nelson, Lionel “Skip” Meno
- 4. Student Assessment Policy and Practice in Alberta: An Assessment for Learning; Jim Brandon and Marsi Quarin-Wright
- 5. Fair and Ethical Student Assessment Practices; Jean L. Pettifor and Donald H. Saklofske
- 6. How Can Psychological Assessment Inform Classroom Practice? The Role of the School Psychologist in Canadian Schools; Joan Jeary and Vicki Schwean
- 7. Current Issues in Assessing Students with Special Needs; John Venn
- 8. Student in School Characteristics Related to Student Achievement: A Methodological Approach; John O. Anderson
- 9. Student Voice in Fair Assessment Practice; Nola Aitken
- 10. Grade Level of Achievement Data: Key Indicators for School-Based Decision-Makers; John Burger and Anna Nadirova
- 11. Teacher Feedback in Formative Classroom Assessment; Susan M. Brookhart
- 12. Using a Measurement Paradigm to Guide Classroom Assessment Processes; Sandy Heldsinger
- 13. Putting the Focus on Learning: Shifting Classroom Assessment Practices; Sherry Bennett and Dale Armstrong
- CONCLUSION: 14. The Ecology of Student Assessment; Charles F. Webber, Judy Lupart and Shelleyann Scott
- Index