Assessment as Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning

Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning!

Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this timely resource shows how formative assessment can be used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. Fully revised, this second edition features:

• Discussion of the complex nature of learning


• Ways to use formative assessment in a variety of contexts


• Real-life examples and case studies of assessment in action


• Sample rubrics and lesson plans for easy implementation


• Ideas for Follow-up at the end of each chapter 


• Insights into common classroom dilemmas along with viable solutions