Formative Assessment: Making It Happen in the Classroom

by Margaret Heritage (Editor)

"Formative assessment has changed the culture of my classroom. This book provides a straightforward approach to uncovering what my students know, what they still need to learn, and how to use assessment as a tool for learning instead of evaluating."
—Shawn Morgan, Math Instructional Support Teacher
Syracuse City School District, NY "Heritage clearly defines the process of formative assessment and uses real classroom applications to turn theory into practice. The reflection questions at the end of each chapter make this book an easy resource to implement in collaboration with colleagues, as well as a tool for self-assessment."
—Amanda Whitehead, Principal
Fouke Middle School, AR A practical, in-depth guide to implementing formative assessment in your classroom! Formative assessment allows teachers to identify and close gaps in student understanding and move learning forward. Now this research-based book helps educators develop the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully implement formative assessment in the classroom. Margaret Heritage walks readers through every step of the process and offers specific examples to illustrate the implementation of formative assessment across a range of subject areas and grade levels. This book explains how With guidance for school administrators who want to promote schoolwide implementation, Formative Assessment helps educators effectively target their teaching and improve learning for all students!

Genres: Education

212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 10, 2010

Reviews

[Amber Gorman-korn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was assigned as a class read for .y Masters in Education course. Between this book and my professor I had to rethink everything I knew about formative assessments. I basically had to be taught what my professors dying my Bachelors courses taught me. The knowledge I gained from third book will help as I start building a new curriculum for 8th grade this summer.

[Angie Hull · Rating 4 out of 5]

This professional text has a lot of information about the importance of formative assessment and examples of formative assessment practices in a variety of classrooms. It guides planning and instruction to base on formative assessment and has many charts/diagrams to shift thinking towards the many reasons/uses of formative assessments.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars ... some good tips and methods that I hope to implement. Good examples throughout (although a bit repetitive). I also liked that the final chapter discussed the role of school administrators in successfully integrating formative assessment in the classroom.

[Lisa Diserens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helps distinguish formative vs. summative assessment and provides practical application examples. Quick read that packs a worthwhile punch!