curriculum-based assessment

Presents an explanation of the six aspects understanding and learning, examining ways to design curriculums to engage students in exploring and deepening their understanding of important ideas.

Explores six different facets of understanding; examines ways to design curriculums to engage students in exploring and deepening their understanding of important ideas; and discusses how to design assessments that reveal the extent of student understanding.

A companion book to the "Understanding by Design" text, which provides a six-step guide to the theory of understanding, featuring a unit planning template, worksheets, exercises, design tools, design standards and tests, an a peer review process.

Provides an introduction to curriculum-based measurement, an assessment tool teachers may use to calculate elementary student learning in reading, writing, spelling, and math, explains how to chart and graph data, and offers advice on using results to make instructional decisions.

Presents an innovative approach to the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction for students from kindergarten through four years of college. Focuses on the six facets of explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy, and self-knowledge. Uses methods, tools, and examples from all subject areas.

Describes a systematic approach to curriculum, assessment, instruction, and learning called the achievement cycle--the close interactive relationships of four key elements: standards-based curricula, performance evaluation, assessment-driven instruction (ADI), and authentic learning.