Collection: Assessment

Students learn in diverse ways, and their grades may not always accurately reflect their true understanding. Marcia L. Tate explores the what, why and how of assessment to help educators know whether their students are truly learning. Dive...

A practical tool to help you make sense of student data for effective use in MTSS! This book offers knowledge, strategies and tools that will help you use data effectively. Applicable to any content area, the four simple...

An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Curriculum, Grading and Feedback. When teachers adopt standards-based learning, students take ownership of their education and achievement soars. Written specifically for K–12 teachers, this resource details a sequential approach for connecting curriculum,...

Accurately report students' academic strengths and weaknesses with standards-based grading. Rather than using traditional systems that incorporate nonacademic factors such as attendance and behaviour, learn to assess and report student performance based on prioritised standards. You will discover...

Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading. The author details the specific benefits of formative assessment and explains how to design and interpret three different types of formative assessments, how...

Overcoming the knowing-doing gap of standards-based learning Get past the knowing-doing gap and confidently implement standards-based learning. This book offers a comprehensive look at what standards-based learning looks like in action, from creating formative assessments, to using data...

A step-by-step framework for implementing the SNAP Changing students’ attitudes about maths and assessing number sense begins with shifting the teacher’s attitude and approach. Learn how the authors dispel the common myth that student apathy in mathematics class...

The time for grading reform is now. While the transition to standards-based practices may be challenging, it is essential for effective instruction and assessment. In this practical guide, the author outlines specific steps your team can take to...

Explore three defining challenges that school teams face when gathering, interpreting and utilising school data. Complete with survey questions for efficient data collection, suggested group work structures, strategies and tools—along with essential definitions and descriptions of data types—this...

This second edition of the best-selling, award-winning Design in Five offers new and targeted information for reimagining assessment practices, as well as refined processes and protocols to fully engage learners. Refinements to the original five-phase protocol come from...

The traditional system of education is failing our students. Evidence shows competency-based education (CBE) develops empowered learners who succeed, but effective implementation requires a system-wide, coordinated approach. Competency-Based Education Ignited offers school and district leaders a road map...

Equip your teaching team with Dylan Wiliam’s complete formative-assessment toolkit. The Embedded Formative Assessment – Complete Set merges research-backed theory with classroom-ready practice in one three-book collection for educators from Foundation to Year 12. This complete set includes:...

Embedded Formative Assessment Strategies for Student Engagement and Success By integrating classroom formative assessment practices into daily activities, educators can substantially increase student engagement and the rate of student learning. The second edition of this best-selling book by...

Developed as a companion to Embedded Formative Assessment, Second Edition, this handbook guides K–12 teachers through the process of developing effective formative assessments. Within its pages, you'll find tried-and-tested classroom strategies, practical how-tos and exercises designed to guide...

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centres on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementation in...

Built on the foundation of 50 years of research, The New Art and Science of Teaching framework has helped educators around the globe transform instruction. In The New Art and Science of Teaching series, subject-matter experts break down...

Built on the foundation of 50 years of research, The New Art and Science of Teaching framework has helped educators around the globe transform instruction. In The New Art and Science of Teaching series, subject-matter experts break down...

Your guide to creating learning opportunities for student engagement and enrichment Strengthen science education practice based on Robert J. Marzano's instructional framework, the New Art and Science of Teaching. Readers will learn 10 design areas within the categories...

Effective Teaching Strategies Designed for Music and Art Education Ensure your art and music programs thrive with the support of The New Art and Science of Teaching Art and Music. Built on the foundation of Robert J. Marzano's...

How to Teach Reading Comprehension Using a Literacy Development Model Only when teachers have in-depth knowledge of reading skill and literacy development can they deliver best-practice reading assessment and instruction to students. The New Art and Science of...

Authentic Assessment Methods and Tools for the Classroom Shift to a new paradigm of classroom assessment that is more accurate, meaningful and authentic. The New Art and Science of Classroom Assessment explores the inadequacies of traditional assessment methods...

Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Teaching and Assessing Writing Skills Use effective teaching methods to reach desired writing learning outcomes and student success: Understand which instructional strategies are best suited to teaching writing skills, and gain specific examples for...

Establish Effective Teaching Strategies in Mathematics Instruction In The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics, authors Nathan D. Lang-Raad and Robert J. Marzano reenvision the groundbreaking New Art and Science of Teaching framework for maths classrooms. Readers...

Your Guide to the Marzano Framework for Competency-Based Education and Teaching Methods Rely on this comprehensive guide to help you implement the teaching methods of Dr. Robert J. Marzano's The New Art and Science of Teaching framework, which...