TY - BOOK AU - Butler,Susan M. AU - McMunn,Nancy D. TI - A teacher's guide to classroom assessment: understanding and using assessment to improve student learning T2 - Jossey-Bass teacher SN - 0787978779 AV - LB3051 .B86 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - San Francisco, California PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Grading and marking KW - Students KW - rating of KW - Educational tests and measurements N1 - "Grades K-12"--P. [1] of cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index (pages 237-246); Part One Clarifying Learning Targets; Part Two Gathering Assessment Evidence; Part Three Making Sense of Assessment Data; Part Four Linking Assessment to Instruction; Part Five Related Assessment Factors N2 - A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment is a comprehensive guide that shows step-by-step how to effectively integrate assessment into the classroom. Written for both new and seasoned teachers, this important book offers a practical aid for developing assessment skills and strategies, building assessment literacy, and ultimately improving student learning. Based on extensive research, this book is filled with illustrative, down-to-earth examples of how classroom assessment works in classrooms where assessment drives the instruction. The authors present the Classroom Assessment Cycle- ER -