Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, 9th edition

For introductory courses in classroom assessment.

An accessible introduction to assessment that promotes student learning

Classroom Assessment shows pre- and in-service teachers how to use classroom testing accurately and formatively to dramatically increase their teaching effectiveness. In addition to clear and concise guidelines on how to develop and use quality classroom assessments, the author also focuses on the teaching implications of testing.

The 9th Edition includes extensive discussion of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and their impact on classroom assessment, new technology content, updated coverage of legislation and policy changes, and more.

• A wealth of concrete, detailed guidelines is included on how to perform core classroom assessment tasks, such as writing a quality selected response item or helping students select meaningful material for a portfolio.
• Examples of assessment items help learners see item writing guidelines in practice.
• Decision Time case studies in every chapter contextualize chapter content by showing decisions being made in actual K-12 settings, and offering opportunities for learners to practice making their own classroom assessment decisions.
• NEW - A new Distance-Learning Possibilities section is included in the accompanying Instructor's Resource Manual. The section details specific chapter-by-chapter strategies, activities, and options that help you optimize distance learning in the face of atypical challenges. 
• UPDATED - A Parent Talk feature in every chapter provides both concrete and thought-provoking examples of how to communicate effectively with parents about assessment-related topics such as why a child scored a certain way on a standardized test or how a teacher's classroom exams are related to the grades a child receives.
• But What Does This Have to Do with Teaching? sections in each chapter highlight the implications of testing on teaching and the instructional payoffs of well-designed classroom tests.
• Content is presented with humor — throughout the prose and through the use of cartoons — to evoke a lighter tone and put readers at ease with challenging material.

• UPDATED - The Standards for Educational and Psychological testing guidelines and their impact on classroom assessment are incorporated throughout all relevant sections of the book to give readers an up-to-date view of the way education tests should be constructed, evaluated, and used today.
• UPDATED - Keys for evaluating instructionally diagnostic testing will help readers evaluate the merits of commercial or locally developed diagnostic assessments (see Ch. 13).
• UPDATED - Extensive coverage of relevant legislation and policy changes, including the implications of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), helps readers understand their effect on classroom teachers.
• NEW - Testing Takeaways in every chapter help promote assessment literacy with an easy-to-understand one-page explanation of a key assessment concept. Beyond furthering teachers' own understanding, these features are designed to share and start meaningful conversations with parents, legislators, and any other person for whom assessment and assessment policy have bearing.
• UPDATED - Expanded technology coverage examines the rising popularity of computer-based and computer-adaptive test methods and their positive and negative implications.
• UPDATED - Real-world examples of reliability, validity, and fairness demonstrate how classroom teachers use crucial test-appraisal criterion in a variety of instructional settings.
• UPDATED - Information on the current status and influence of Common Core State Standards, assessment consortia working to develop new assessment practices and guidelines, and teacher-appraisal systems devised by states is included in relevant sections.

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• Empower each learner: Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning pinpoints the precise areas where each student needs practice, giving all students the support they need — when and where they need it — to be successful.
• NEW - Self-Check Quizzes throughout the eText help students assess how well they have mastered chapter learning outcomes. The multiple-choice, automatically graded quizzes provide rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.  
• NEW - Interactive Application Exercises give students opportunities to practice applying the content and strategies from the chapters in a constructed-response format. Once learners provide their answers, they receive structured feedback in the form of a model answer written by experts.
• Deliver trusted content: You deserve teaching materials that meet your own high standards for your course. That's why we partner with highly respected authors to develop interactive content and course-specific resources that you can trust — and that keep your students engaged.
• Podcasts featuring author, Jim Popham, help readers learn about real events related to the key concepts in each of the 16 chapters in the book. These stories help awaken readers to the real-life consequences and power of assessment done well and done poorly.
• Improve student results: When you teach with MyLab, student performance often improves. That's why instructors have chosen MyLab for over 15 years, touching the lives of over 50 million students.

• The Standards for Educational and Psychological testing guidelines and their impact on classroom assessment are incorporated throughout all relevant sections of the book to give readers an up-to-date view of the way education tests should be constructed, evaluated, and used today.
• Keys for evaluating instructionally diagnostic testing will help readers evaluate the merits of commercial or locally developed diagnostic assessments (see Ch. 13).
• Extensive coverage of relevant legislation and policy changes, including the implications of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), helps readers understand their effect on classroom teachers.
• Testing Takeaways in every chapter help promote assessment literacy with an easy-to-understand one-page explanation of a key assessment concept. Beyond furthering teachers' own understanding, these features are designed to share and start meaningful conversations with parents, legislators, and any other person for whom assessment and assessment policy have bearing.
• A new Distance-Learning Possibilities section is included in the accompanying Instructor's Resource Manual. The section details specific chapter-by-chapter strategies, activities, and options that help you optimize distance learning in the face of atypical challenges. 
• Updated Parent Talk features in every chapter provide both concrete and thought-provoking examples of how to communicate effectively with parents about assessment-related topics such as why a child scored a certain way on a standardized test or how a teacher's classroom exams are related to the grades a child receives.
• Expanded technology coverage examines the rising popularity of computer-based and computer-adaptive test methods and their positive and negative implications.
• Real-world examples of reliability, validity, and fairness demonstrate how classroom teachers use crucial test-appraisal criterion in a variety of instructional settings.
• Information on the current status and influence of Common Core State Standards, assessment consortia working to develop new assessment practices and guidelines, and teacher-appraisal systems devised by states is included in relevant sections.

• Self-Check Quizzes throughout the eText help students assess how well they have mastered chapter learning outcomes. The multiple-choice, automatically graded quizzes provide rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.  
• Interactive Application Exercises give students opportunities to practice applying the content and strategies from the chapters in a constructed-response format. Once learners provide their answers, they receive structured feedback in the form of a model answer written by experts.