Assessment as Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning

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Corwin Press, 2013 - Education - 144 pages
The promise and challenge of classroom assessment. The educational world has changed ; The power of classroom assessment ; Why a second edition? ; The case of understanding mathematics learning and assessment ; Using this book ; Ideas for follow up -- Situating assessment changes. A brief history of assessment ; Looking for change in all the wrong places ; Rethinking assessment for real change ; Purpose is everything ; Classroom assessment and large-scale reform ; Taking up the challenge ; Ideas for follow up -- Assessment of learning, for learning, and as learning. Assessment for learning ; Assessment as learning ; Assessment of learning ; Getting the balance right ; Ideas for follow up -- Spotlight on learning. Learning makes us human ; How people learn ; Learning for understanding ; Learning is hard work ; Learning happens in context ; Ideas for follow up -- Assessment and learning. The contribution of classroom assessment to learning ; Assessment as an integral part of teaching and learning ; Realizing the power of assessment to optimize learning ; Ideas for follow up -- Using assessment to identify what they believe is true. The case of the pool table ; Start with what they believe is true ; The case of the bog ; Ideas for follow up -- Using assessment to motivate learning. Assessment that motivates ; The case of Othello ; Assessment to reverse socialization ; Ideas for follow up -- Using assessment to make connections. Curriculum as visible targets for learning ; Plan learning, plan assessment, and expect the unexpected ; The case of planned literacy learning ; Differentiation ; Ideas for follow up -- Using assessment to extend learning ; Feedback for learning ; Rubrics and exemplars as tools ; The case of the brass band ; Ideas, connections, and extensions (ICE) ; Ideas for follow up -- ; Using assessment for reflection and self-regulation. The case of Jojo ; Students as their best assessors ; Developing self-regulating habits of mind ; The case of choices ; Ideas for follow up -- Getting to assessment for optimum learning. It's about learning and it's about time ; The spirit of assessment for learning requires conceptual change ; Think about what you believe is true ; Learn about learning ; Know your subject ; Be an expert teacher ; Work together in collaborative inquiry ; Don't give up, but be gentle with yourself ; Self-regulation for you too ; Get the support you need ; Put it all together.
 

Contents

THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
1
The Educational World Has Changed
2
The Power of Classroom Assessment
3
The Case of Understanding Mathematics Learning and Assessment
7
Using This Book
8
Ideas for Follow Up
9
SITUATING ASSESSMENT CHANGES
11
Looking for Change in all the Wrong Places
17
Imaginative Assessment
79
The Case of Othello
80
Assessment to Reverse Socialization
85
Ideas for Follow Up
86
USING ASSESSMENT TO MAKE CONNECTIONS
87
Curriculum as Visible Targets for Learning
89
Plan Learning Plan Assessment and Expect the Unexpected
91
The Case of the Planned Literacy Learning
92

Rethinking Assessment for Real Change
18
Purpose Is Everything
19
Classroom Assessment and LargeScale Reform
21
Taking Up the Challenge
22
Ideas for Follow Up
23
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING FOR LEARNING AND AS LEARNING
25
Assessment for Learning
27
Assessment as Learning
28
Assessment of Learning
29
Getting the Balance Right
30
Ideas for Follow Up
33
SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING
35
How People Learn
38
Learning for Understanding
40
Learning Is Hard Work
43
Learning Happens in Context
47
Ideas for Follow Up
48
ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING
49
The Contribution of Classroom Assessment to Learning
50
Assessment as an Integral Part of Teaching and Learning
52
Realizing the Power of Assessment to Optimize Learning
54
Ideas for Follow Up
55
USING ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS TRUE
57
The Case of the Pool Table
58
Start With What They Believe Is True
60
The Case of the Bog
61
Ideas for Follow Up
76
USING ASSESSMENT TO MOTIVATE LEARNING
77
Assessment That Motivates
78
Differentiation
95
Ideas for Follow Up
96
USING ASSESSMENT TO EXTEND LEARNING
97
Rubrics and Exemplars as Tools
102
The Case of the Brass Band
103
Ideas Connections and Extensions ICE
105
Ideas for Follow Up
107
USING ASSESSMENT FOR REFLECTION AND SELFREGULATION
109
The Case of Jojo
110
Students as Their Best Assessors
111
Emotional Safety
112
Lots of Examples of What Good Work Looks Like
113
Real Involvement and Responsibility
114
Targeted Feedback
115
Practice Practice Practice
116
Ideas for Follow Up
118
GETTING TO ASSESSMENT FOR OPTIMUM LEARNING
119
Its About Learning and Its About Time
121
The Spirit of Assessment for Learning Requires Conceptual Change
122
Learn About Learning
123
Know Your Subject
124
Be an Expert Teacher
125
Work Together in Collaborative Inquiry
126
Dont Give Up But Be Gentle With Yourself
128
SelfRegulation for You Too
129
Get the Support You Need
130
REFERENCES
133
INDEX
139
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Lorna M. Earl is a director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a retired associate professor from the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She was the first director of assessment for the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office, and she as been a researcher and research director in school districts for over 20 years. Throughout her career, Earl has concentrated her efforts on policy and program evaluations as a vehicle to enhance learning for pupils and for organizations. She has done extensive work in the areas of literacy and the middle years, but has concentrated her efforts on issues related to evaluation of large-scale reform and assessment (large-scale and classroom) in many venues around the world. She has worked extensively in schools and school boards, and has been involved in consultation, research, and staff development with teachers′ organizations, ministries of education, school districts, and charitable foundations. Earl holds a doctorate in epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as degrees in education and psychology.

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