A Handbook for Developing and Using Proficiency Scales in the Classroom

ebook (A clear, practical handbook for creating and utilizing high-quality proficiency scales)

By Jan K. Hoegh

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Discover a clear path for creating and utilizing high-quality proficiency scales. Through this practical handbook, you will gain access to a comprehensive toolkit of strategies, methods, and examples for a variety of content areas and grade levels. The author also outlines an array of accommodations and modifications to support students with disabilities, English learners, and gifted and talented students.

Benefits:

  • Understand how to create and use proficiency scales to clearly frame classroom instruction and assessments.
  • Learn how to write high-quality proficiency scales and review how to enrich student learning opportunities.
  • Recognize the various ways teachers, students, and parents can use proficiency scales.
  • Access rubrics, criteria checklists, and pacing guides that you can use in concert with proficiency scales to provide valuable feedback to students.
  • Contents:
    Introduction
    Chapter 1: The What and Why of Proficiency Scales
    Chapter 2: Proficiency Scale Development
    Chapter 3: Score 4.0—Complex Content
    Chapter 4: The Use of Proficiency Scales in the Classroom
    Chapter 5: Scales and Related Tools
    Chapter 6: Using Scales With Exceptional Learners
    Chapter 7: Scales for Behaviors That Promote Academic Success
    Epilogue
    Appendix A: Example Scales
    Appendix B: Common Scale Templates With Examples
    Appendix C: Scale Development Checklists
    Appendix D: Score 4.0 Examples
    Appendix E: Scales With Sample Assessments
    References
    Index

    A Handbook for Developing and Using Proficiency Scales in the Classroom