The second edition of this exceptionally lucid and practical assessment
text provides a wealth of powerful concrete examples that help students
to understand assessment concepts and to effectively use assessment to
support learning. The book offers unique coverage of ways to use
assessment to support student learning across the developmental span
from Kindergarten through high school. Rather than treat assessment
separately from instruction, this book's unique approach treats
assessment as a central factor in the life of a teacher every day,
whether it's part of planning instruction, composing small study groups,
or communicating test results to pupils, parents and principals. The
book also provides more coverage than any other classroom assessment
text of how to adapt assessment to the needs of students with
disabilities and students whose first language is not English.