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.

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 int...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Evolution of Assessment and Accountability in the United States
• 2. The Power of Formative Assessment
• 3. Embedding Formative Assessment: A Peek Inside the Black Box
• 4. The Classroom Teacher
• 5. The Professional Development of Teachers
• 6. A Renewed Vision for Professional Development
• 7. Systemic Change.-.