educational tests and measurements

Discusses the different techniques teachers are using to assess student learning and explains how the techniques have changed as researchers have learned more about how children retain information.

Experts and practitioners explain the main functions of formative assessment and the basic process teachers use to implement formative assessment in the classroom. Scenes from elementary and secondary classrooms show formative assessment strategies that teachers use to diagnose and address student learning problems. The activities from the User Guide help you move your school closer to integrating the teaching-learning-assessment process to improve student achievement in all grades and subjects.

"Tools to use with students in every grade level and subject. A series of Teacher Tools helps you create high-quality classroom assignments, use appropriate intervention strategies, and give students good feedback. Then a series of Student Tools help you teach formative assessment strategies that students can use when an assignment is given, during direct instruction, during group or individual work, before a summative assessment (such as a major test), and after a summative assessment"--Publisher.

The goals of this book are to make the student/reader a more effective studier and a less frazzled test-taker.