
Assessment Literacy for Educators: Rethinking the What, Why, and How of Assessment and Grading (Create equitable, accurate classroom assessment.)
K–12 educators and preservice teachers can use this book to: Understand the history of assessment in the United States, including failures and biases Learn the technical characteristics and limitations of influential large-scale exams Employ a variety of effective classroom assessments to measure student knowledge on specific learning progressions Aggregate formative assessment scores over time and compute summative scores to accurately report student status and growth Individualize the assessment and learning process with competency-based practices
Contents: Introduction: Revisiting Assessment Practices
Part I: Large-Scale Assessments
Chapter 1: The Influence of Large-Scale Assessments
Chapter 2: Technical Characteristics of Large-Scale Assessments
Part II: Classroom Assessments
Chapter 3: Rethinking Classroom Assessments
Chapter 4: Scoring Classroom Assessments
Chapter 5: Aggregating Classroom Assessment Scores
Part III: Grading Practice
Chapter 6: Grading Systems
Chapter 7: Competency-Based Systems
Epilogue: Applying the Tenets of Assessment Literacy
References and Resources
Index
Published: Dec 12, 2025
ISBN: 9781943360673
SKU: 9781943360673
Publisher: Marzano Resources
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