Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning, 2nd Edition

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Key content changes include:

• NEW - Additional, more recent research helps teachers better understand goal orientations, what makes an effective goal, how to diagnose student learning needs, the role of practice in improving learning, and more.
  • NEW - Added research examining goal orientations, their likely impact on student motivation, and their contribution to the establishment of a learning culture in the classroom helps readers understand the links between assessment and motivation, as well as Danielsons framework for teaching domain "Culture for Learning" (Chapter 1).
  • NEW - Expanded research-based explanations of what makes an effective goal and what conditions need to be in place for students to commit to goals helps readers better prepare students to set goals that will lead to improved learning (Chapter 4).
  • NEW - Robust treatment of John Hatties research-based explanation about the importance of the feedback loop helps readers understand the need to plan for instructional interventions prior to assessing for a grade (Chapter 5).
  • NEW - In-depth explanations of how to diagnose student learning needs based on research on instructional traction of assessment items and tasks helps readers identify types of learning needs and plan appropriate instructional interventions for each student (Chapter 5).
  • NEW - Explanation of the role of practice in improving learning and characteristics of effective practice activities helps readers audit their own practice assignments against a set of research-based standards (Chapter 6).
• NEW - Extended examples of the strategies make the ideas and concepts come to life for teachers.
  • NEW - From the Classroom anecdotes feature teachers describing assessment strategies they use, the impact of these strategies on learning, and their students reactions to help readers better understand what happens to student behaviors, attitudes, and achievement as a result of changes in assessment practices.
  • NEW - Updated context and examples address current misconceptions about what formative assessment is and what makes it most effective (Chapter 1).
  • NEW - A new FAQ feature embedded throughout the text addresses misconceptions that practicing teachers commonly hold related to specific aspects of the assessment strategies discussed by calling out the misunderstanding and correcting it.
  • NEW - Expanded treatment of formative assessment problems related to grading issues helps reader rethink their grading practices within the framework of a set of conditions related to improving learning (Chapter 1).
  • 43 video clips of elementary, middle, and high school teachers using the strategies with students include classroom footage as well as interviews with teachers, students, administrators, and a parent. These help readers see the teaching and assessment strategies in action and learn what practitioners say works and what doesnt, while also gaining students perspectives on effective teaching and assessment practices.
  • NEW - Expanded treatment of what makes a rubric suited for formative use helps readers learn to engage informative assessment practices using rubrics (Chapter 2).
• NEW - Improved features make the text easier to use for collaborative learning, among them:
  • NEW - Learning targets at the beginning of each chapter and activities aligned to those targets at the end of each chapter help readers implement the strategies. They can be completed independently, as a part of a collaborative study team, or as a part of a university course.
  • NEW - Editable forms on the DVD for use with the end-of-chapter activities help readers immediately create applications of the strategies to use in their classrooms.
  • NEW - Guidance on setting up and conducting collaborative learning with the text in the context of partner learning, learning teams, in-service classes, and university classes offers step-by-step instructions for planning for and facilitating study of each chapter. Also covered are the materials needed to facilitate learning.

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