How to Design Questions and Tasks to Assess Student Thinking Contributor(s): Brookhart, Susan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416619240 ISBN-13: 9781416619246 Publisher: ASCD OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Professional Development - Education | Evaluation & Assessment - Education | Testing & Measurement |
Dewey: 371.26 |
LCCN: 2014016246 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 142 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: With new standards emphasizing higher-order thinking skills, students will have to demonstrate their ability to do far more than simply remember facts and procedures. But what's the best way for teachers to ensure that students have such skills? In this highly accessible guide, author Susan M. Brookhart shows how to do just that, by providing specific guidelines for designing targeted questions and tasks that align with standards and assess students' ability to think at higher levels. Aided by dozens of examples across grade levels and subject areas, readers will learn how to
Brookhart also provides an idea bank that teachers can use to jump-start their own thinking as they create assessments. Timely and practical, How to Design Questions and Tasks to Assess Student Thinking is essential reading for 21st century teachers who want their students to excel in the classroom and beyond. |