A Pig Don't Get Fatter the More You Weigh It Classroom Assessments that Work
Phyllis Jones, Judy Carr, and Rosemarie Ataya, Editors
December 2006, 176 pages
Paperback: $44.95
Cloth: $100.00, ISBN: 0807747556
No matter how many times you weigh a pig, all you learn is how much it weighs. If you want to learn something else, you need a different assessment. This sensible book demonstrates the power of classroom assessments to improve both teaching and learning. In clear, straightforward language, the authors explain how well-constructed assessments provide data that is essential to the development of learning opportunities for all students, regardless of their backgrounds. This is an insightful overview of a subject that has, until now, generated far more heat than light.
With contributions from teachers and teacher educators, this pragmatic book features:
* A highly readable overview of a subject that is often over-complicated.
* Concise chapters, illustrated with vignettes from real life in the classroom.
* Directions for integrating assessment results, curriculum expectations, and individual student's learning needs.
* Alternative approaches that have been proven to be useful in assessing the needs of a wide range of students.
* Examples of successful collaborations among school staff, based on assessment results, in creating cultures that support teachers and learners.
Contributors: Rosemarie L. Ataya ¢ Judy F. Carr ¢ Janice S. Eitelgeorge ¢ Janice Fauske ¢ Stephen Graves ¢ Phyllis Jones ¢ Karen Kent ¢ Elizabeth Larkin ¢ Sharon Miller Keller ¢ Weimin Mo ¢ Stephen Rushton ¢ Susan Sheffield ¢ Anne Marie Juola-Rushton ¢
G. Pat Wilson
Phyllis Jones is Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Rosemarie L. Ataya is Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, and Judy F. Carr is Co-Director of the Center for Curriculum Renewal and teaches part time at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.
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