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Explore the why, what, and how of formative assessments in the classroom

In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district and state-level experience, deliver a crucial toolkit of ready-to-go ideas, activities, and reproducibles that make it easy to implement formative assessment quickly, effectively, and efficiently. You''ll also learn what formative assessment is, what it looks like, and why it's a critical component to student achievement.

The authors explain how to set your classroom up for success and develop & select learning targets and success criteria to create a clear pathway and roadmap for your formative assessments. You'll also find:

  • Up-to-date research supporting the use of formative assessment in the classroom
  • Instructions for properly utilizing pre-assessments
  • Collaborative routines you c

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: The Why for Our Book vii

    Acknowledgments xiii

    About the Authors xv

    List of Resources in the Book xvii

    Part I Before Instruction: Setting Up Your Classroom for Success 1

    Chapter 1 Formative Assessment Overview: What the Research Says 3

    Chapter 2 Setting Up the Classroom for Successful Implementation 17

    Chapter 3 Selecting Learning Targets and Developing Success Criteria 29

    Chapter 4 Utilizing Pre-Assessments 57

    Part II During Instruction: Effective “In-the-Moment” Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 89

    Chapter 5 Effective Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 91

    Chapter 6 In-the-Moment Formative Instruction: Collaborative Routines 161

    Chapter 7 Dialogic Teaching and Dialectic Synergy 189

    Chapter 8 Common Formative Assessments and Your PLC 207

    Part III Formative Assessment After Instruction 231

    Chapter 9 Formative Assessment Resources in Practice: Student Self-Assessment 233

    Chapter 10 Formative Assessment After Instruction 255

    Chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts 269

    References 271

    Bibliography 273

    Index 275

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/01/2024
      ISBN13: 9781394170739, 978-1394170739
      ISBN10: 1394170734

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explore the why, what, and how of formative assessments in the classroom

      In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district and state-level experience, deliver a crucial toolkit of ready-to-go ideas, activities, and reproducibles that make it easy to implement formative assessment quickly, effectively, and efficiently. You''ll also learn what formative assessment is, what it looks like, and why it's a critical component to student achievement.

      The authors explain how to set your classroom up for success and develop & select learning targets and success criteria to create a clear pathway and roadmap for your formative assessments. You'll also find:

      • Up-to-date research supporting the use of formative assessment in the classroom
      • Instructions for properly utilizing pre-assessments
      • Collaborative routines you c

        Table of Contents

        Introduction: The Why for Our Book vii

        Acknowledgments xiii

        About the Authors xv

        List of Resources in the Book xvii

        Part I Before Instruction: Setting Up Your Classroom for Success 1

        Chapter 1 Formative Assessment Overview: What the Research Says 3

        Chapter 2 Setting Up the Classroom for Successful Implementation 17

        Chapter 3 Selecting Learning Targets and Developing Success Criteria 29

        Chapter 4 Utilizing Pre-Assessments 57

        Part II During Instruction: Effective “In-the-Moment” Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 89

        Chapter 5 Effective Formative Assessment Instructional Practices and Resources 91

        Chapter 6 In-the-Moment Formative Instruction: Collaborative Routines 161

        Chapter 7 Dialogic Teaching and Dialectic Synergy 189

        Chapter 8 Common Formative Assessments and Your PLC 207

        Part III Formative Assessment After Instruction 231

        Chapter 9 Formative Assessment Resources in Practice: Student Self-Assessment 233

        Chapter 10 Formative Assessment After Instruction 255

        Chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts 269

        References 271

        Bibliography 273

        Index 275

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