Publication date:
01 November 2013Length of book:
174 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
229x156mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781475801200
When playing video games, players are able to press the reset button when something goes wrong and realize they are missing an essential skill needed to win the game. In education, we can use formative assessment as a means for the student to press the virtual reset button. Educators can ensure that students gain the skills needed to be successful learners in their classroom.
In this book, the author provides strategies and techniques, such as the use of graphic organizers, quick writes, and journaling, to be used as formative assessments. Specific information about each tool and recommendations for data analysis and implementation are provided, helping teachers to implement formative assessment effectively and efficiently and allow their students to “preset the reset button” and master the skills they need to be successful in the classroom.
In this book, the author provides strategies and techniques, such as the use of graphic organizers, quick writes, and journaling, to be used as formative assessments. Specific information about each tool and recommendations for data analysis and implementation are provided, helping teachers to implement formative assessment effectively and efficiently and allow their students to “preset the reset button” and master the skills they need to be successful in the classroom.
Dirksen, a former middle school math teacher, has authored a helpful text for pre-service and first-year teachers. The focus is primarily on formative assessments, with two chapters addressing the purpose of formative assessments and how to ensure that they are reliable and valid. The author states that she tries to never assume that just because she is teaching students are learning, which supports the need for formative assessments. Dirksen makes connections to backward design, response to intervention, common core, and pre-assessments. Six chapters (e.g., games, graphic organizers, and writing) address specific strategies for formative assessments. In addition, Dirksen includes an excellent chapter on data collection and analysis, which is critical for understanding student learning. . . .Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and professional collections.