Grading for Impact : Raising Student Achievement Through a Target-Based Assessment and Learning System /: Raising Student Achievement Through a Target-Based Assessment and Learning System. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tom Hierck, Garth Larson.
• Authors: Hierck, Tom; Larson, Garth L
• Contents: Introdction; Understanding the Purpose of this Book; Broad History of Assessment (Of, For, As); Intended Purpose and Audience (Why, How and What Next); Embedded Case Study Within This Book; Year 1 of Grading for Impact Discussions in Winneconne, WI; After Year 2 of Grading for Impact Discussions in Winneconne, WI; After Year 4 of Grading for Impact Discussions in Winneconne, WI; After Year 5 of Grading for Impact Discussions in Winneconne, WI; Chapter 1: Introduction and Rationale for Grading Reform Through Target-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting; What is Target-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting?; How is Target-Based Assessment and Grading Different From Standards-Based Assessment and Grading?; What is Target-Based Reporting?; Why Target-Based Assessment, Grading, And Reporting; Grades That Are Supportive of Learning; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Key Characteristics When Grading for Impact; Components of Target-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting Systems; How to Gather Evidence of Learning?; Data Supporting Increases in Student Learning; Challenges with Target-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting; How Target-Based Assessment and Grading Was Born in Winneconne, Wisconsin; Winneconne Community School District (WI) Case Study (The HOW); A Simplified Process for Target-Based Assessment, Grading, And Reporting in Collaborative Teams (How to Actually Do This Work); Conclusion; Chapter 3: Prioritizing Instruction: Building from the Standards to Determine Your Targets; A Process for Prioritizing Instruction and Standards (from the 13 steps to target-based grading); Conclusion; Chapter 4: Building High Quality Learning Targets Based on Prioritized Standards; A Process for Writing Clear Learning Targets; Elementary Learning Target Examples; Middle School Learning Target Examples; High School Learning Target Examples; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Organizing Learning Targets in a Target-Based System; Proficiency Scales vs. Proficiency Targets?; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Building High Quality Assessments Aligned to Learning Targets; Using Assessment as Evidence Gathering; A Different Way of Thinking About Assessment (Hiring Committees); Conclusion; Chapter 7: Providing Feedback and Aligning Reassessment; Designing Units of Instruction; Design Learning-Target Specific Units of Instruction; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Communicating Achievement in a Target-Based Grading System; Purposes of Grading and Reporting; Frequency of Reporting; Example of PAW in Mastery Connect; Conclusion; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 371.27; Educational tests and measurements -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506399454; 1506399452; 9781506399430; 1506399436
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