{"product_id":"9781071920978-assessing-students-not-standards","title":"Assessing Students, Not Standards","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBegin With What Matters Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee beyond content standards to the broader context of life-changing skills.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standards-based learning and grading movement of the past twenty years has ushered in a critical shift in assessment that demands clarity in both what is being measured and how well students are learning. Seeing the value in this evolution, a wave of schools has invested enormous effort to institutionalize the policy and practices of the movement. In doing so, many focused their initial efforts squarely on grading and fell short of the more important work–\u003cem\u003eclassroom assessment\u003c\/em\u003e. There are important lessons in these missteps and failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking, \"next generation\" approach to classroom assessment challenges educators to reflect on the connections between growth, mastery, and student self-efficacy and to prioritize the transferable skills of metacognition and self-regulation in assessments. A powerful call-to-action, this guide includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA conceptual framework that guides the questions and order of assessment reform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn approach to assessment, grading, and reporting that prioritizes student growth over a standard definition of success for everyone \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies to develop metacognition and catalyze motivation in students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrientation to each chapter with learning intentions with success criteria \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVivid case stories and prompts to power deep reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderscoring the importance of learning environments that work for the full range of learning profiles, this book calls for a revolution in the narrative around assessment and grading, emphasizing the ultimate goal of nurturing students who are metacognitive, expert learners, motivated by the joy of learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41824679329889,"sku":"9781071920978","price":39.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30254803.jpg?v=1727337969","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781071920978-assessing-students-not-standards","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}