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Book SynopsisUsing assessment systems to improve student outcomes requires shared understanding and collaboration among education stakeholders at multiple levels. Assessment Education: Bridging Research, Theory, and Practice to Promote Equity and Student Learning presents a powerful call to action for an assessment system that advances equity and offers educators practical applications that promote sound instructional decision making. Each section outlines a research-based approach that supports classroom teaching and student learning. We then draw on the expertise of various education leaders (most notably members of the National Taskforce on Assessment Education) to provide case studies of on-the-ground examples of what these strategies look like in different settings. Every chapter includes stories from the field from various perspectivesteachers, principals, district administrators, and other educational leaders. We conclude with reflection questions that provide an opportunity for readers to e
Trade ReviewThe book interweaves practitioner and research perspectives across a number of foundational assessment concepts, presenting a clear perspective on the importance of formative assessment and the role of meaningful teacher and leader collaboration to support growth in assessment literacy. In addition this book provides a clear reminder of the importance of communication with families to help them understand the assessment processes used to support student learning. -- Caroline Wylie, research director, Education Testing Service
The authors present a clear picture of how of assessment can support all students’ learning. With examples of educators’ effective use of different types of assessment, they illustrate how professional collaboration maximizes their value to improving student outcomes. -- Margaret Heritage, consultant, Heritage Consulting, Inc.; senior advisor to WestEd
Cara Jackson, Beth Tarasawa, and Amelia Gotwals have created an accessible resource that educators will find very useful when thinking/planning/implementing student assessments - which is something we teachers are obviously doing a lot of the time! -- Larry Ferlazzo, high school teacher, Education Week Teacher advice columnist, and author of Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners (Jossey-Bass, 2016)
