{"product_id":"creating-high-quality-classroom-assignments-9781578862078","title":"Creating High-Quality Classroom Assignments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResearch indicates that the quality of classroom assignments makes a difference in student learning. Moreover, assignment quality varies between teachers even within the same school and there is room for improvement in many of the assignments that teachers provide to students. Assignment quality, as described in this book, puts into practice powerful research-based concepts for teaching. To support teachers in developing, reflecting on, and fine-tuning the assignments they create, this book presents a series of dimensions (or rubrics) with benchmark examples from elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. The purpose of these rubrics is to serve as diagnostic tools to assess the strengths and weaknesses of an assignment, as well as to guide the creation of new assignments for students. Questions also are included at the end of every chapter to guide reflection on a specific dimension of assignment quality. Topics cover: Choosing the right text, Setting clear and rigorous learning goals, Developing an assignment activity that gives students a chance to apply complex thinking skills, Developing clear and rigorous grading criteria, Communicating the expectations for high quality work to students, Writing high quality assignment directions, Providing comments that support student revision, Aligning the learning goals with the assignment activity and the grading criteria. Will be useful to teachers for self-assessment purposes, collaborative professional development settings, or as a basic text in teacher education courses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis resource for teachers presents a series of rubrics that serve as diagnostic tools to assess the strengths and weaknesses of classroom assignments and guide the creation of new ones. * Reference and Research Book News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Foreword: Steady Work and Continuous Progress Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 1 Classroom Assignment Quality: An Introduction Chapter 5 2 Choosing the Right Text Chapter 6 3 What's the Point of the Assignment? Setting Goals for Student Learning Chapter 7 4 Challenging Students' Thinking; Analyzing and Interpreting a Text Chapter 8 5 Creating and Communicating the Criteria for Excellent Work Chapter 9 6 Written Directions: Once Way to Let Students Know How to Be Successful on an Assignment Chapter 10 7 Feedback That Improves Thinking and Writing Chapter 11 8 Are Students Learning What Was Intended? Aligning the Assignment Task With the Learning Goals Chapter 12 9 Did Students Receive Feedback on What They Were Supposed to Learn? Aligning the Learning Goals With the Grading Criteria Chapter 13 10 Putting It All Together: Assignment Quality Analysis in Action Part 14 Appendix: Rubrics and Questions to Guide Reflection and Analysis Part 15 References Part 16 Index Part 17 About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041482211671,"sku":"9781578862078","price":41.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781578862078.jpg?v=1750950451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-high-quality-classroom-assignments-9781578862078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}