Overview
Focused Assessment: Enriching the Instructional Cycle shows how to transform assessment into a natural part of learning. Using the systematic approach of Focused Instruction: An Innovative Teaching Model for All Learners, Gwen Doty provides research-based techniques for creating assessments that make sense to students and enable teachers to continually refine the way they teach. Find out how to:
Analyze standards.
Teach the vocabulary of the standard.
Choose the right assessment format.
Check for understanding throughout the instructional cycle.
Assess at the three levels of learning.
Focused Assessment shows why purposeful, continuous assessment at every stage of the learning process dramatically improves both student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Also in the Teaching in Focus series (teachinginfocus.com)
Focused Instruction: An Innovative Teaching Model for All Learners Words First: Learning the Language of the Standards Not Just for the Test: Learning That Lasts Creating Lifelong Learners: Nourishing the Independent Mind
Synopsis
Focused Assessment: Enriching the Instructional Cycle shows how to transform assessment into a natural part of learning. Using the systematic approach of Focused Instruction: An Innovative Teaching Model for All Learners, Gwen Doty provides research-based techniques for creating assessments that make sense to students and enable teachers to continually refine the way they teach. Find out how to:
Analyze standards.
Teach the vocabulary of the standard.
Choose the right assessment format.
Check for understanding throughout the instructional cycle.
Assess at the three levels of learning.
Focused Assessment shows why purposeful, continuous assessment at every stage of the learning process dramatically improves both student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Also in the Teaching in Focus series (teachinginfocus.com)
Focused Instruction: An Innovative Teaching Model for All Learners Words First: Learning the Language of the Standards Not Just for the Test: Learning That Lasts Creating Lifelong Learners: Nourishing the Independent Mind