What do successful assessments look like? According to this team of authors, they provide meaningful assessment data that inform your instruction to help your students reach proficiency in priority standards. With the help of this practical guide, learn how to successfully integrate assessment with the standards-based teaching and learning process to improve student performance and evaluate instructional efficacy.

This book will help K–12 teachers and assessment coordinators:

Gain clarity on the different roles of assessment throughout the instructional cycle

Determine the timing and format of assessments to best support student learning

Address test validity, reliability, and fairness

Understand collaborative techniques for assessment consistency

Access numerous sample assessments from the field

Contents: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Role and Purpose of Classroom Assessment
Chapter 2: Assessment Throughout the Instructional Cycle
Chapter 3: Assessment Practices for Consistency and Collaboration
Chapter 4: Technical Quality
Chapter 5: The Process of Scoring Assessments
Chapter 6: The Use of Data From Assessments
Chapter 7: Feedback to Students
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index