What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment

Greenstein has been a classroom teacher at all grade levels. Here, she shows teachers how to make formative assessment a part of everyday instructional practice in secondary schools. Writing in a clear, conversational style, she presents strategies for measuring student understanding and diagnosing learning needs before, during, and after instruction, and includes detailed classroom examples of formative assessment across the content areas in grades 6-12. The book includes sample templates for organizing assessment on individuals and whole classes, plus a lexicon of formative assessment strategies and a glossary. The book's appealing layout features bullet points and lots of margin space for notes. Greenstein teaches at the University of Connecticut. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)