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A classroom-tested overview of assessment for teachers, written in a conversational style.
Classroom Assessment for K–12 Teachers is a classroom-tested overview of assessment for pre- and in-service teachers written in a conversational style. With photos, figures, tables, and documents from real teachers and schools, each chapter asks and answers a key question about assessment all teachers face, such as: How can I know if my students learned anything? What do test scores mean? How should I give feedback and assign grades? Author Christian P. Wilkens addresses major topics covered by introductory-level educational assessment courses, helping teachers think carefully about determining what their students know and can do and then what they might do to address any issues. Each chapter opens by highlighting three key concepts, then tells an engaging story, and concludes with a self-assessment so readers can check their understanding along the way.
"This is a perfect primer for all those in teacher prep programs as well as in-service teachers to review the fundamentals of assessment." — Tom Opfer, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University
"This book reads like it was written by someone who has actually lived the realities of K–12 teaching and teacher preparation. The tone is collegial, self-aware, and empathetic toward novice teachers who are trying to reconcile ideal theory with the constraints of real classrooms. It acknowledges the flaws of current systems while still conveying a sense that teachers can act with integrity and make better choices. That balance of realism and hope is one of its most valuable qualities." — Bradley Countermine, SUNY Plattsburgh Teacher Education Unit, Spencer-Van Etten High School Principal
Christian P. Wilkens is Professor of Education at SUNY Brockport. He is the author of Foundations of American Education: Ten Questions for New Teachers, also published by SUNY Press.