Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Assessment and Grading

Get answers to your most challenging questions about implementing effective assessment and grading practices. How do we use assessments to increase hope, efficacy, and achievement? Is reassessment important? Can we change grading practices when stakeholders don't want us to? All of these questions, and dozens more, are answered concisely, making it easy to build strong assessment and grading practices quickly.K 12 teachers and administrators will:Understand the six tenets of assessment and gradingGain confidence in effective assessment and grading practicesAccess concise answers to common questions about assessment and gradingHelp implement schoolwide best practices through effective collaborationContents:IntroductionChapter 1: Hope, Efficacy, and AchievementChapter 2: A Culture of LearningChapter 3: Assessment PurposeChapter 4: CommunicationChapter 5: Accurate InterpretationChapter 6: Assessment ArchitectureChapter 7: Instructional AgilityChapter 8: Student InvestmentTable of Contents by TopicGlossary of TermsA Comprehensive Resource List From STACReferences and ResourcesIndex