Formative Assessment in United States Classrooms Changing the Landscape of Teaching and Learning /

• Main Author: Box, Cathy (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Assessment.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education-Curricula.; Education-History.; Teaching.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Curriculum Studies.; History of Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.
• Physical Description: XIII, 181 p. 11 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030030926
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03092-6

This book examines the history of formative assessment in the US and explores its potential for changing the landscape of teaching and learning to meet the needs of twenty-first century learners. The author uses case studies to illuminate the complexity of teaching and the externally imposed and internally constructed contextual elements that affect assessment decision-making. In this book, Box argues effectively for a renewed vision for teacher professional development that centers around the needs of students in a knowledge economy. Finally, Box offers an overview of systemic changes that are needed in order for progressive teaching and relevant learning to take place.