Advancing formative assessment in every classroom : a guide for instructional leaders / Connie M. Moss, EdD and Susan M. Brookhart, PhD.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

1. The lay of the land: essential elements of the formative assessment process -- 2. Leveling the playing field: sharing the whole learning target -- 3. Shifting from correcting to informing: feedback that feeds forward -- 4. Putting students at the center: student self-assessment and peer assessment -- 5. Getting themselves to the learning target: developing strong goal-setters and goal-getters -- 6. Enriching classroom discourse: planning for and asking strategic questions -- 7. Valuing critical thinking and inquiry: engaging students in asking effective questions -- 8. Leading a culture of collaborative inquiry: taking formative assessment schoolwide.

Provides strategic talking points, conversation starters, and ready-made tools needed to explain how formative assessment improves student learning and achievement, and guides school leaders in working with teachers to make formative assessment an integral part of their classrooms.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide