Ages 5-12
Smart Tests: Teacher-made tests that help students learn
Catherine Walker & Edgar Schmidt
The growing move towards standardised testing is placing teacher knowledge and assessment skills under ever-increasing scrutiny. Teachers know what is going on in their classrooms and have first-hand reliable evidence of what their pupils can accomplish. They can be the major factor in pupil assessment and help their pupils better demonstrate what they have learned.
Smart Tests shows teachers how to create well-structured evaluation tools that match assessment tasks to the purpose and content of instruction. They will learn how to relate testing directly to classroom goals and activities and make assessment an integral part of learning and teaching, not just the end result. They will find the information they need to build assessment tasks that give pupils in aged 5 to 14 the opportunity to succeed. These tasks encourage pupils to apply new knowledge, reflect and defend their thoughts and opinions, and connect what they learn the world beyond the classroom.
Contents
Introduction; The Need For Smart Tests; What Are Smart Tests?; Developing Smart Tests; THE Elements Of Smart Tests; Using Visual Organizers; Building a Bank of Question Types; Setting the Stage for Success; Helping Students Prepare for Tests ; Smart Test Time; Bibliography; Index
2004 144 pp paperback
978-155138-166-4
£24.99
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