Gavin T. L. Brown is Professor and Director of the Quantitative Data Analysis and Research Unit in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Assessment is a concept familiar across the field of education and is inherent to the work of professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars. A multifaceted and politically charged topic, assessment ranges from informal interactions with learners in classrooms to systematic high-stakes testing and examination. Written by a leading expert on assessment, this book situates the topic within the broader context of educational psychology research and theory and brings it to a wider audience. With chapters on the fundamentals of assessment, explanations of its uses, and advice for best application, this concise volume is designed for any education course that includes assessment in the curriculum. It will be indispensable for student researchers and both pre- and in-service teachers alike.
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-Written in language common to all scholars of Education and readable by the intelligent public, this book will aim to give readers a basic working knowledge of the topic.
-The author´s reputation as a leading expert in the field ensures the book´s place as the preeminent primer for the topic.
-The unique "overview" format of this volume keeps references and citations at a minimum to ensure direct and distilled accounts of the book´s core concepts.
- Purposes and functions of assessment
- Embedding assessment within curriculum, teaching, and learning
- Classroom Assessment--Teacher judgement
- Involving students in assessment
- Feedback, Grading, & Reporting
- Objectively-scored assessments
- Scores and Statistics
Glossary
References
Written by a leading expert on assessment, this book includes chapters on the fundamentals of assessment, explanations of its uses, and advice for best application, and is designed for any education course that includes assessment in the curriculum.
"This is a text that many of us have been waiting for. Brown adopts a balanced approach to discussing the assessment of student achievement. By focusing on how people interact with assessment at deep, often personal levels, he delves into territory that every teacher and student must face: how do I feel about assessment and what does that mean? This book enhances the discourse around assessment through topics, examples, and criticality that speak to the needs of modern educators."
---Christopher Charles Deneen, Assistant Professsor of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning and Assessment at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Purposes and functions of assessment
- Embedding assessment within curriculum, teaching, and learning
- Classroom Assessment--Teacher judgement
- Involving students in assessment
- Feedback, Grading, & Reporting
- Objectively-scored assessments
- Scores and Statistics
Glossary
References
Klappentext
Written by a leading expert on assessment, this book includes chapters on the fundamentals of assessment, explanations of its uses, and advice for best application, and is designed for any education course that includes assessment in the curriculum.
