Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning
Full details for this title
| ISBN-13 |
9781452218014 |
| ISBN-10 |
1452218013 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Showing available at publisher; usually ships 7-15 working days |
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| Publisher |
FOOTPRINT BOOKS |
| Imprint |
Corwin Press Inc |
| Publication Date |
15 July 2012
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| Publication Country |
 United States |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Greenstein, Laura M. |
| Category |
Examinations & Assessment
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Educational tests and measurements - United States |
| NBS Text |
Education & Teaching |
| ONIX Text |
Professional and scholarly |
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| Number of Pages |
264 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 178mm
Height: 254mm
Spine: 8mm |
| Weight |
499g |
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| Dewey Code |
371.26 |
| Catalogue Code |
269573 |
Description of this Textbook
This book provides K-12 classroom teachers with strategies for measuring student mastery beyond paper and pencil tests and suggests ways to diagnose learning and inform interventions in an accountable and reliable way. Included are vignettes and visual elements to help illustrate and apply the concepts.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
This is the book we ve all been waiting for! 21st Century Assessment is timely and right on target. This book is a blend of theoretical and practical and is a must-have title for any educator who wants to truly meet the needs of 21st century learners. --Cindy Corlett, Teacher and Professional Developer |
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Author's Bio
Laura Greenstein has been an educator for over 30 years serving as a teacher, department chair, and school leader in multiple grades and subjects. She combines this background with her experience as a school board member and professional development specialist to bring fresh and original ideas to educators about teaching, learning, and assessing. She presents at workshops and conferences locally and nationally. As an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven and the University of Connecticut she teaches Human Development and Assessment to undergraduate and graduate students. She has a B. S. from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. from the State University of New York at Oneonta in education, a 6th year from Sacred Heart University in administration, and an Ed.D. from Johnson and Wales University in Educational Leadership. Her website, http://www.assessmentnetwork.net is a valuable source of information on issues and topics in assessment. She is also the author of What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment from ASCD.
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