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Scholarship July 3, 2025

A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning

The Wabash Center

Author
Butler, Susan and Nancy D. McMunn
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
ISBN
0787978779
Table of Contents
Introduction : Assessment for classroom learning

ch. 1 Understanding the varieties of assessment

Part 1 Clarifying learning targets
ch. 2 Unpacking standards and benchmarks
ch. 3 Defining student expectations

Part 2 Gathering assessment evidence
ch. 4 Understanding and selecting assessment methods
ch.5 Written product, portfolio, and project assessments
ch. 6 Designing quality classroom assessment tasks
ch. 7 Creating useful scoring guides

Part 3 Making sense of assessment data
ch. 8 Tracking and analyzing results

Part 4 Linking assessment to instruction
ch. 9 Revising feedback and instructional plans
ch. 10 Using assessment to motivate students

Part 5 Related assessment factors
ch. 11 Rethinking grading practices
ch. 12 Challenges of high-stakes assessment

Conclusion : an appeal for change
A comprehensive guide for effectively integrating assessment in the classroom.

Based on extensive research, this book offers teachers a thorough grounding in all aspects of classroom assessment for enhancing student learning and achievement. While the major focus is on how to design quality performance tasks and scoring guides, the book also provides guidance on setting standards-based learning targets, analyzing assessment data, and using instructional strategies to provide effective feedback to students. The book also covers portfolios, grading practices, and issues of high-stakes testing. (From the Publisher)