Bill Tyler, his privileges taken away due to a failing grade in English, decides to distract himself by training for a triathlon race, but he soon learns that avoiding the things that are difficult in life is no way to handle problems.
performance assessment using the dimensions of learning model
Marzano, Robert J
1993
Explains how to design a performance assessment system that supports Dimensions of Learning, an instructional framework based on the best of what research and theory say about learning.
Discusses the role of assessment in effective teaching, and provides practical tools including developmental checklists, rubrics, portfolio guidelines, interview suggestions, self-evaluation profiles, and several others.
Discusses the purpose of grading and the need to change classroom grading, and presents alternatives to the traditional systems of grading by letter or percentage scores.
A complete resource for writing rubrics that assist with learning as well as assess it, and examines how to select from among the many rubrics available for classroom use.
assessing & grading in the differentiated classroom
Wormeli, Rick
2006
Presents a rationale for differentiated assessment and grading, discusses mastery, and provides guidance, ideas, and examples from middle and high school classrooms, as well as a guide for teacher leaders on supporting colleagues beginning differentiated assessment and grading.
