Product Review

Boost student achievement with easy-to-use formative assessment tools

This new version of the bestseller provides research-based and practical formative assessment tools, strategies, and activities that simplify the process of identifying students’ strengths and needs. Updated features include a new chapter on exciting ways to engage learners in self-assessment; more tools for assessing before, after, and during learning; and approaches to help students take ownership of their own learning. The authors give teachers:

• Strategies for all grade levels and content areas


• Tools for interpreting ongoing assessment data for immediate intervention and planning


• Methods for determining learner preferences, cognitive styles, and multiple intelligences


• Tips for establishing a positive environment for assessment