Presents and examines seven strategies structured around three essential questions--Where am I going? Where am I now? and How can I close the gap?--to give teachers quality, research-based recommendations about assessment practices for improving student achievement

KEY TOPICS:

Generic topics: Education, Teaching, Assessment, Classroom Assessment, Formative Assessment, Assessment Literacy, Assessment for Learning, Embedded Assessment

Book-specific topics: Instructional traction, rubrics suited to formative use, feedback, feedback loop, seven strategies of assessment for learning, goal orientations, self-directed learners, student self-assessment, goal setting, self-reflection, student-friendly targets, peer assessment, peer feedback, assessment in support of learning, practice, role of practice in learning, students tracking their own learning, student-involved conferences, formative assessment and grading, classroom culture, learning culture, culture for learning, diagnostic assessment, success feedback, intervention feedback, next-step feedback, using examples of student work, making learning targets clear to students

MARKET: For practicing kindergarten through high school teachers in all subject areas