Differentiated Assessment Strategies: One Tool Doesn't Fit All

By Rita King, Carolyn Chapman, Carolyn M Chapman

Book Overview

"Differentiated Assessment Strategies is a bible for assessment strategies that you will keep nearby for easy reference in planning and implementing classroom assessment. The use of this book will take away the mystery on how to guide and monitor students′ performances."
From the Foreword by Marti Richardson, NSDC Past President

Empower students to self-assess and improve performance with these ready-to-use assessment strategies and tools

Do you have a full toolbox to gather ongoing assessment information to pinpoint student needs and plan instruction? Do you believe a student′s interests can leverage academic success? Would you like to help your students grow as reflective self-assessing thinkers? With this classroom-friendly guide, you′ll become a better teacher as you learn to assess students before, during, and after instruction.

Packed with tools, surveys, checklists, questionnaires, assignments, organizers, guidelines, and rubrics, Differentiated Assessment Strategies addresses informal as well as formal assessments, and assessments before, during, and after learning for learners of all types and levels, including K-12, special needs, and gifted students. In addition to application of the latest research, you′ll become skilled in novel assessment tools that provide immediate feedback. Chapman and King provide ready-to-use tools to:

Evaluate and activate students′ prior knowledge Transform homework into rich learning opportunities Draw higher order thinking from ALL students Assess learning to offer feedback to students Assess learner preferences, as well as cognitive styles and multiple intelligences Determine student comprehension and requirements for reteaching Build students′ metacognitive power to self-assess their own learning

Use assessment strategies to build a positive learning culture and energize your students

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761988912
• ISBN13: 9780761988915
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Changing view on assessment

this book really worked to broaden my definition, view and understanding of assessment. as with another book by this author, the information did become repetitive, but remained helpful. I really enjoyed the variety of examples on how to formally and informally incorporate assessment in the classroom.