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Table of Contents:

• Pt. I. Foundations of Formative Assessment
• 1. An Introduction to Formative Assessment: History, Characteristics, and Challenges / Gregory J. Cizek
• 2. An Integrative Summary of the Research Literature and Implications for a New Theory of Formative Assessment / Dylan Wiliam
• 3. The Practical Implications of Educational Aims and Contexts for Formative Assessment / James H. McMillan
• Pt. II. Formative Assessment Methods and Practice
• 4. Peers as a Source of Formative Assessment / Keith J. Topping
• 5. Formative Assessment Applications of Culminating Demonstrations of Mastery / Jill Davidson and Jay Feldman
• 6. Students as the Definitive Source of Formative Assessment: Academic Self-Assessment and the Self-Regulation of Learning / Heidi L. Andrade
• 7. Formative Assessment: The Contributions of Benjamin S. Bloom / Thomas R. Guskey
• 8. Technology-Aided Formative Assessment of Learning: New Developments and Applications / Michael K. Russell
• 9. Formative Assessment, Motivation, and Science Learning / Maria Araceli Ruiz-Primo, Erin Marie Furtak, Carlos Ayala, Yue Yin and Richard J. Shavelson
• 10. Research and Strategies for Adapting Formative Assessments for Students with Special Needs / Stephen N. Elliott, Ryan J. Kettler, Peter A. Beddow and Alexander Kurz
• 11. Research and Recommendations for Formative Assessment with English Language Learners / Jamal Abedi
• 12. Moment-by-Moment Formative Assessment of Second Language Development: ESOL Professionals at Work / Carla Meskill
• 13. Formative Assessment Practices that Maximize Learning for Students At Risk / Gerunda B. Hughes
• 14. Essential Formative Assessment Competencies for Teachers and School Leaders / Rick Stiggins
• 15. Research on Characteristics of Effective Professional Development Programs for Enhancing Educators' Skills in Formative Assessment / M. Christina Schneider and Bruce Rondel
• Pt. III. Challenges and Future Directions for Formative Assessment
• 16. Mixing It Up: Combining Sources of Classroom Achievement Information for Formative and Summative Purposes / Susan M. Brookhart
• 17. Psychometric Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Formative Assessment / Walter D. Way, Robert P. Dolan and Paul Nichols

• 18. Strategies and Policies for Incorporating Formative Assessment into Comprehensive and Balanced State Assessment Systems / Douglas A. Rindone and Duncan MacQuarrie
• 19. Keeping the Focus, Expanding the Vision, Maintaining the Balance: Preserving and Enhancing Formative Assessment in Nebraska / Chris W. Gallagher
• 20. Summing Up and Moving Forward: Key Challenges and Future Directions for Research and Development in Formative Assessment / Heidi L. Andrade.

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Contributors:

Andrade, Heidi L.

Cizek, Gregory J.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Educational evaluation — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational tests and measurements — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Academic achievement — Testing — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational evaluation

Educational tests and measurements

Academic achievement — Testing

Academic achievement

Genres:

Handbooks and manuals

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Physical Description:

xii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

LB2822.75 .H355 2010

ISBNs:

9780415993197 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0415993199 (hardcover, alk. paper)
9780415993203 (pbk., alk. paper)
0415993202 (pbk., alk. paper)
9780203874851 (ebk.)
0203874854 (ebk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2009015611

OCLC Numbers:

277196106