Jay McTighe is an educational consultant, bestselling author, and a regular speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. Steve Ferrara, senior advisor at Cognia, Inc., was a high school special education teacher, taught at the preschool and graduate school levels, and is a former Maryland state director of student assessment.

“Adopting these ideas could create powerful changes in a teacher, a learner, and a classroom…. The writers of this book have organized their thoughts like signposts that lead the reader along in a natural flow of ideas. Throughout the work, they present the concepts in charts that make it easy for a reader to understand and refer to when needed.”—Education Review

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword Introduction1. Principles of Effective Classroom AssessmentPrinciple #1—Assessment Should Serve LearningPrinciple #2—Multiple Measures Provide More EvidencePrinciple #3—Assessments Should Align with GoalsPrinciple #4—Assessments Should Measure What MattersPrinciple #5—Assessments Should Be FairConclusion2. An Assessment Planning FrameworkBegin with the End in MindClassroom Assessment and National Content StandardsPurpose and Audience MatterClassroom Assessment and Statewide Accountability TestingConclusion3. Assessment MethodsSelected ResponseBrief Constructed ResponsePerformance-Based AssessmentsProcess-focused AssessmentsConclusion4. Evaluating Student PerformanceCriterion ListsRubricsEvaluation RolesConclusion5. Communicating Assessment ResultsCommunication MethodsGrading Principles and PracticesFormative Assessment and FeedbackConclusion6. Classroom Assessment Strategies for TeachersPractice 1. Use assessments to frame learning goalsPractice 2: Diagnose before you start teaching.Practice 3: Create an authentic context for performance-based assessmentsPractice 4: Show evaluative criteria in the beginningPractice 5: Provide illustrative modelsPractice 6: Offer appropriate choicesPractice 7: Provide ongoing feedbackPractice 8: Encourage self-assessment and goal settingConclusion7. Tips for School Leaders1. Assess the Staff2. Conduct a School Assessment Audit3. Offer Targeted Professional Development4. Share and Discuss Assessment-Related Articles5. Develop or Adopt Principles of Assessment and Grading6. Share Successful Practices7. Schedule Peer Visitations8. Design Assessments Collaboratively9. Examine Assessment Results in Teams10. Discourage Excessive Test Prep11. Organize a Voluntary Book StudyConclusionGlossary of Assessment TermsReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Jay McTighe is an educational consultant, bestselling author, and a regular speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. Steve Ferrara, senior advisor at Cognia, Inc., was a high school special education teacher, taught at the preschool and graduate school levels, and is a former Maryland state director of student assessment.

“Adopting these ideas could create powerful changes in a teacher, a learner, and a classroom…. The writers of this book have organized their thoughts like signposts that lead the reader along in a natural flow of ideas. Throughout the work, they present the concepts in charts that make it easy for a reader to understand and refer to when needed.”—Education Review

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword Introduction1. Principles of Effective Classroom AssessmentPrinciple #1—Assessment Should Serve LearningPrinciple #2—Multiple Measures Provide More EvidencePrinciple #3—Assessments Should Align with GoalsPrinciple #4—Assessments Should Measure What MattersPrinciple #5—Assessments Should Be FairConclusion2. An Assessment Planning FrameworkBegin with the End in MindClassroom Assessment and National Content StandardsPurpose and Audience MatterClassroom Assessment and Statewide Accountability TestingConclusion3. Assessment MethodsSelected ResponseBrief Constructed ResponsePerformance-Based AssessmentsProcess-focused AssessmentsConclusion4. Evaluating Student PerformanceCriterion ListsRubricsEvaluation RolesConclusion5. Communicating Assessment ResultsCommunication MethodsGrading Principles and PracticesFormative Assessment and FeedbackConclusion6. Classroom Assessment Strategies for TeachersPractice 1. Use assessments to frame learning goalsPractice 2: Diagnose before you start teaching.Practice 3: Create an authentic context for performance-based assessmentsPractice 4: Show evaluative criteria in the beginningPractice 5: Provide illustrative modelsPractice 6: Offer appropriate choicesPractice 7: Provide ongoing feedbackPractice 8: Encourage self-assessment and goal settingConclusion7. Tips for School Leaders1. Assess the Staff2. Conduct a School Assessment Audit3. Offer Targeted Professional Development4. Share and Discuss Assessment-Related Articles5. Develop or Adopt Principles of Assessment and Grading6. Share Successful Practices7. Schedule Peer Visitations8. Design Assessments Collaboratively9. Examine Assessment Results in Teams10. Discourage Excessive Test Prep11. Organize a Voluntary Book StudyConclusionGlossary of Assessment TermsReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Jay McTighe is an educational consultant, bestselling author, and a regular speaker at national and international conferences and workshops. Steve Ferrara, senior advisor at Cognia, Inc., was a high school special education teacher, taught at the preschool and graduate school levels, and is a former Maryland state director of student assessment.

“Adopting these ideas could create powerful changes in a teacher, a learner, and a classroom…. The writers of this book have organized their thoughts like signposts that lead the reader along in a natural flow of ideas. Throughout the work, they present the concepts in charts that make it easy for a reader to understand and refer to when needed.”—Education Review

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword Introduction1. Principles of Effective Classroom AssessmentPrinciple #1—Assessment Should Serve LearningPrinciple #2—Multiple Measures Provide More EvidencePrinciple #3—Assessments Should Align with GoalsPrinciple #4—Assessments Should Measure What MattersPrinciple #5—Assessments Should Be FairConclusion2. An Assessment Planning FrameworkBegin with the End in MindClassroom Assessment and National Content StandardsPurpose and Audience MatterClassroom Assessment and Statewide Accountability TestingConclusion3. Assessment MethodsSelected ResponseBrief Constructed ResponsePerformance-Based AssessmentsProcess-focused AssessmentsConclusion4. Evaluating Student PerformanceCriterion ListsRubricsEvaluation RolesConclusion5. Communicating Assessment ResultsCommunication MethodsGrading Principles and PracticesFormative Assessment and FeedbackConclusion6. Classroom Assessment Strategies for TeachersPractice 1. Use assessments to frame learning goalsPractice 2: Diagnose before you start teaching.Practice 3: Create an authentic context for performance-based assessmentsPractice 4: Show evaluative criteria in the beginningPractice 5: Provide illustrative modelsPractice 6: Offer appropriate choicesPractice 7: Provide ongoing feedbackPractice 8: Encourage self-assessment and goal settingConclusion7. Tips for School Leaders1. Assess the Staff2. Conduct a School Assessment Audit3. Offer Targeted Professional Development4. Share and Discuss Assessment-Related Articles5. Develop or Adopt Principles of Assessment and Grading6. Share Successful Practices7. Schedule Peer Visitations8. Design Assessments Collaboratively9. Examine Assessment Results in Teams10. Discourage Excessive Test Prep11. Organize a Voluntary Book StudyConclusionGlossary of Assessment TermsReferencesIndexAbout the Authors