In How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data, best-selling author Susan M. Brookhart helps teachers and administrators understand the critical elements and nuances of assessment data and how that information can best be used to inform improvement efforts in the school or district. Readers will learn:
With easy-to-understand explanations, supplemented by examples and scenarios from actual schools, How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data offers a path to better understanding, more accurate interpretation of assessment results, and—most important—more effective use of data to improve teaching and learning.
Acknowledgments
An Introduction to Different Kinds of Data
Large-Scale Accountability Assessments
Interim/Benchmark Assessments and Common Formative Assessments
Classroom Grades
Classroom Formative Assessment Strategies
Putting It All Together: Basing Decisions on Data
But Did They Learn Anything?Evaluating the Results of Your Decisions
Different Kinds of Data
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