Short Cycle Assessment
Improving Student Achievement Through Formative Assessment

This book shows you how to improve student achievement by providing them with frequent feedback on their work. It provides a step-by-step process to help you -Write good questions that asses student learning-Design your own formative assessments-Administer short-cycle assessments-Analyze and use data to shape instruction-Prepare your students for high-stakes testsIncludes activities and forms to walk you through the process step by step.

Part 1 An Introduction to Short-Cycle Assessments; Chapter 1 The Long and the Short of Short-Cycle Assessments; Chapter 2 The SCORE Process; Chapter 3 Understanding the Content Standards; Chapter 4 Understanding the State Assessments; Chapter 5 Creating a Pacing Guide; Chapter 6 Question Writing: Constructing Questions that Address the Standard; Chapter 7 Designing Your Assessment; Chapter 8 Standardization of Administration; Chapter 9 Looking at the Data; Chapter 10 Making Adjustments in the ClassroomPart 2 Blueprints for the Process;

Professional Practice & Development

Lang, Susan; Moore, Betsy; Stanley, Todd