Description: The Handbook of Classroom Assessment provides successfully field-tested examples of assessment techniques and strategies within the content areas of mathematics, social studies, foreign languages, and the visual arts. Contributing chapter authors share the unique distinction of having backgrounds that include both the development of assessment theory and experience translating theory into practice at the classroom, school site, state, or national level. The book is divided into four parts. Part I discusses the top five theories with respect to what learning is, how it's related to achievement, and how we assess both in the classroom setting. Part II on standardized assessment briefly covers major standardized achievement tests used in preschool, K-6, and 7-12. Assessment of classroom learning, Part III, presents test instruments and techniques specific to the measurement of math skills, social science skills, and artistic talent across ages and grades. Part IV on classroom practices includes an assessment of general reasoning skills and performance and instruction on developing a grading philosophy.

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