"The book is based on the belief that decision making is perhaps the most critical of all teaching skills, and that good assessments lie at the core of good decision making....The book gives equal status to both types of decisions [learning and teaching] and shows how assessment is integral to both....The single chapters on interpreting assessment information prior to decision making and on reporting assessment information to parents, teachers and administrators are separate and unique."—Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik"This text provides an excellent reference tool for the often perplexing and overwhelming concept of classroom assessment, providing a solid foundation for both preservice and inservice teachers....The text also includes information on how to report the results. By providing a well-rounded view of assessment, this text can help teachers understand, use, and articulate the types of assessment they are often required to perform. Finally, it helps teachers to understand that assessment is not the final phase of learning, but rather an integral piece of the learning puzzle."—Childhood Education"I read the Anderson manuscript on assessment and think it is excellent. The book is very well written. The logic of the Anderson organization should make it easier for beginners to come to grips with assessment concepts and processes and relate them more quickly to what they do as classroom teachers. Unfortunately, most teachers see assessment not as part of decision making or something that makes them a better teacher, but something they have to do to grade students and please parents or administrators."—Richard ArendsCentral Connecticut State University

• Contents: Preface. Introduction to Classroom Assessment. The Why, What, and When of Assessment. Assessing Achievement Using Selection and Short-Answer Tasks. Assessing Student Achievement Using Extended Response and Performance Tasks. Assessing Student Classroom Behavior and Effort. Interpreting Assessment Results. Grading and Other Decisions. Communicating Assessment Results.

"The book is based on the belief that decision making is perhaps the most critical of all teaching skills, and that good assessments lie at the core of good decision making....The book gives equal status to both types of decisions [learning and teaching] and shows how assessment is integral to both....The single chapters on interpreting assessment information prior to decision making and on reporting assessment information to parents, teachers and administrators are separate and unique."—Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik"This text provides an excellent reference tool for the often perplexing and overwhelming concept of classroom assessment, providing a solid foundation for both preservice and inservice teachers....The text also includes information on how to report the results. By providing a well-rounded view of assessment, this text can help teachers understand, use, and articulate the types of assessment they are often required to perform. Finally, it helps teachers to understand that assessment is not the final phase of learning, but rather an integral piece of the learning puzzle."—Childhood Education"I read the Anderson manuscript on assessment and think it is excellent. The book is very well written. The logic of the Anderson organization should make it easier for beginners to come to grips with assessment concepts and processes and relate them more quickly to what they do as classroom teachers. Unfortunately, most teachers see assessment not as part of decision making or something that makes them a better teacher, but something they have to do to grade students and please parents or administrators."—Richard ArendsCentral Connecticut State University

• Contents: Preface. Introduction to Classroom Assessment. The Why, What, and When of Assessment. Assessing Achievement Using Selection and Short-Answer Tasks. Assessing Student Achievement Using Extended Response and Performance Tasks. Assessing Student Classroom Behavior and Effort. Interpreting Assessment Results. Grading and Other Decisions. Communicating Assessment Results.