Assessment in perspective : focusing on the reader behind the numbers / Clare Landrigan and Tammy Mulligan ; foreword by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, "The Sisters."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Assessment is an integral part of instruction. For the past decade, the focus on assessment-particularly via high-stakes mandated tests-has shifted away from the classroom and left teachers feeling like they are drowning in data. Assessment is, and needs to be again, much more than a number. Assessment in Perspective is about moving beyond the numbers and using assessment to find the stories they tell. This book helps teachers sort through the myriad of available assessments and use each to understand different facets of their readers. It discusses how to use a range of assessment types -- fro.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Moving Beyond the Numbers: Finding the Stories of Our Readers; Chapter 2: Why Assessment? Why Now?; Chapter 3: Assessment Literacy; Chapter 4: Triangulating Assessment; Chapter 5: Assessing Authentically, Every Day; Chapter 6: The Student's Role in Assessment; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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