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Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice that Enhance Student Learning and Motivation, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (March 3, 2023) © 2024

  • James H. McMillan Virginia Commonwealth University

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Principles and practices that enhance student learning and motivation

Classroom Assessment presents classroom assessment principles in a non-technical, engaging way where readers learn and practice skills. It draws on new research and technologies to show how to effectively use classroom assessment to improve student learning and motivation. Practical examples, suggestions and case studies demonstrate strategies and techniques.

The 8th Edition integrates equity and cultural relevance in every chapter, with more coverage of sociocognitive and sociocultural tenets of learning and motivation as well as responsive assessment practices.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Readers will learn how to create or choose the right kind of high-quality assessment needed in a particular teaching situation.
    • Specific examples detail structured exercises, pretests, in-class assignments, quizzes, unit tests, structured response items and more.
    • Coverage of the construction and evaluation of different types of assessment shows how to design effective assessments.
  • Case studies and reflection questions begin each chapter to engage readers in actual classroom assessment scenarios (with answers at the end of the chapter).
  • Practical suggestions for action research at the end of each chapter encourage students to gather information from real-life contexts.
  • Checklists for writing and evaluating items provide concise guidelines to follow.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Integration of equity and cultural relevance throughout the text, with examples and explanations of how culturally relevant assessment is essential for improving learning for all students.
  • NEW: Contemporary research and new practices are cited in over 50 new sources, for a total of now more than 300 citations.
  • NEW: Sociocognitive and sociocultural tenets of learning and motivation are incorporated throughout to situate classroom assessment as a way to have a positive impact on students.
  • NEW: Teacher Corner vignettes, written by K through 12 National Board-Certified teachers, show first-hand how to apply effective assessment to real-life situations. Every excerpt is new to the 8th Edition.
  • UPDATED: Coverage of the role of technology in assessment, grading, and reporting of information includes computer-enhanced-type test items, eportfolios, digital badges, and electronic grading systems.

The LMS-Compatible Assessment Bank streamlines assignments and grading

  • Learning objective quizzes and application exercises are included in an LMS-compatible packaged file. Questions give students feedback and model responses based on their answers.

Features of Pearson+ eTextbook for the 8th Edition

  • Video Examples, including authentic classroom videos and interviews with experts in the field, expand on principles or concepts in each chapter, helping put the reading into context.
  • The Interactive Glossary lets students quickly build their professional vocabulary as they read.
  1. The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning
  2. Standards and Cognitive Learning Targets
  3. High-Quality Classroom Assessment
  4. Informal/Embedded Formative Assessment
  5. Formal Formative Assessment
  6. Planning and Implementing Summative Classroom Assessments
  7. Using Large-Scale Standards-Based, Growth and Other Standardized Tests
  8. Selected-Response Assessment: Multiple-Choice, Binary-Choice, Matching, and Interpretive Items
  9. Constructed-Response Assessment: Completion, Short-Answer, and Essay Items
  10. Performance Assessment: Projects, Papers and Presentations
  11. Portfolios: Paper and Digital
  12. Assessing Social and Intrapersonal Dispositions and Skills
  13. Assessment for Students with Disabilities and Exceptionalities
  14. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment
  15. Grading and Reporting Student Performance 

Appendices

  1. Fundamental Descriptive Statistics and Scaled Scores
  2. Example of Student Individualized Education Program (IEP)
  3. Self-Instructional Review Exercise Answers

About our author

James McMillan is Professor of Education in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He obtained his master's degree from Michigan State University and his doctorate from Northwestern University and has taught at VCU for 35 years. Dr. McMillan has published several editions of 3 research methods textbooks and 2 assessment texts, in addition to over 60 journal articles and has made many national, international and state presentations. He is editor of the Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment (2013) and has chaired two AERA Special Interest Groups, Classroom Assessment and Professors of Educational Research. His current research interests include classroom assessment, benchmark testing, student perceptions of assessment related to mistakes and learning errors and the impact of high-stakes testing on educational policy, schools and students. Dr. McMillan resides in Richmond, Virginia, and summers in northwest lower Michigan.

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