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After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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Define assessment and evaluation, discuss why these functions are important and provide definitions of key assessment concepts. |
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Describe the knowledge base on assessment that speaks to the effects of assessment on student motivation and learning and on teacher bias. |
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Describe the nature of standardized tests and the teacher's role in standardized testing. |
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Describe the key features of a teacher's classroom assessment program and the three major uses of assessment information. |
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Describe the general principles of designing and implementing traditional assessment systems and of classroom testing. |
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Define performance, portfolio and authentic assessment and describe the process for designing and scoring these types of assessments. |
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Describe why grading is important and compare grading on a curve to grading to criterion. |
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Describe important overall guidelines for assessment, testing, and grading and discuss the thinking behind the "assessment bill of rights." |