Popham, W. James

"W. James Popham outlines six fundamental understandings of assessment, giving busy educators the keys to the most cost-effective means of school improvement." --.

A guide to formative assessment that focusing on the decisions involved in its planning and applications in the classroom and the impact it can have on teaching and student assessment.

Examines the correlation between assessment and instruction and provides suggestions to test construction, interpretation, and application.

Discusses good and bad student testing, shows teachers how to construct accurate methods of assessment and use their results to teach, and explains how teachers can protect themselves and students by educating parents, policy makers, and others about what kinds of testing are effective.

An introduction to formative assessment that examines research supporting the method's effectiveness and presents step-by-step instructions for creating a framework for formative assessment in the classroom.