Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know (3rd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205333044 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has personally passed all of those tests, largely because of his unlimited access to the tests' answer keys. Popham's complete 42-page, single-spaced vita can be requested. At UCLA he won several distinguished teaching awards. W. He encourages purchase of these books because he regards their semi-annua
From the Back Cover Most teachers will agree that one of the most difficult issues they must grapple with on a daily basis regards assessment. It focuses on that which is truly critical for teachers to know about testing their students in a friendly, non-threatening fashion. The Chapter Summaries, Self-Check exercises and Pondertime questions in each chapter highlight important points, providing thought-provoking questions to key educational assessment issues. This book presents a practical set of guidelines for teachers regarding the daily decisions they must face. In an easy-to-read, humor-filled format, the book strongly emphasizes the link between assessment and instruction. How are teachers to evaluate their students? What is the fair way? The most productive way? And the way that wil
"Nope." according to Michelle Elise. This was a terrible book to read. The information is great but Popham has this way of writing that tells you the same information in 10 different, complicated ways. It takes way too long to get through. If you're a teacher, your students will resent you.. Good info, but annoying writing style I had to buy this book to use in a class I'm taking. I find the information in the book to be very complete and packed full of useful information. However, in an effort to lighten the heaviness of the topic, the author resorts to silly interjections and comments that destroy the flow of the text. I found it jarring and annoying.. "Easy to understand, helpful for K-12 teachers" according to R. Kelly Wagner. Popham's work is some of the easiest-to-read, least jargon filled, in the area of designing classroom tests. Chapter by chapter, he takes the reader through the different kinds of test questions, how to write them, how to grade them, how to tell if your students understand what you're asking; then he provides case studies, examples, and lists of further reading.The easy kinds of questions come first: selected-response, that is, questions wh
In a friendly, often humorous way, James Popham illustrates the relationship between classroom assessment and the daily instructional decisions a teacher must make. Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Knowis a brief, practical guide to assessment issues raised in classrooms. In addition to addressing more traditional issues such as validity and reliability, this book also provides coverage of alternative assessments.