Everything School Leaders Need to Know About Assessment

by W. James Popham

Educational assessment in a nutshell for busy school leaders! A leading expert in educational assessment, W. James Popham discusses the key principles that educational leaders need to know about educational assessment to do their work effectively. Readers will come away with crucial understandings that allow them to lead assessment of learning, meet accountability requirements, and communicate with various stakeholders. Using plain language, a witty writing style, and practical examples, Popham covers:

Genres: Education, Grad School

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2010

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 2 out of 5]

New title for this book: Everything State Assesment creators need to know about assessment. This book suggests that a principal will look up the instructional sensitivity of a high stakes test... OK, I assume it will be poor. Then what?
I was hoping this would read less like a textbook, but it was thick and full of jargon. I read some chapters and realized I didn't grasp much. I do like how there are key points at the end of each chapter which did help me when going back to digest what I read.
I am taking an Admin Leadership Graduate Class, I had a few books about assessment to choose from to read for a project and this is what I picked. I choose poorly as I was hoping that I would come away with more tangible information.

[Terynce · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off strong, but by the end - chapters 8-10 - I was pretty convinced the author doesn't like students or teachers. Definitely written for school leaders and those leaders that are removed from what happens in the classroom. I might recommend excerpts from this book, but not a cover to cover read.

[Yeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful, if not interesting.

[April Rose]

m,mknk ,mo;

[Matthew Fuller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very useful for those new to assessment.