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Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading. Dr. Marzano explains how to design, interpret, and systematically use three different types of formative assessments and how to track student progress and assign meaningful grades.

• Identifies three types of formative classroom assessments that should be used in a comprehensive system and explains how to design them
• Explains the difference between “standards-based” and “standards-referenced” systems
• Explains why it is usually inappropriate to use the 100-point scale in conjunction with formative assessment
• Describes a systematic approach to the design and use of rubrics
• Presents four basic approaches to tracking student progress and provides reproducible grade sheets
• Discusses the use of technology in tracking progress and generating reports
• Addresses the issue of grades for teachers using formative approaches
• Includes an appendix that clearly explains the concept of effect size
• Provides exercises to help readers assess and reinforce their understanding of the new strategies

Design and use effective goals with classroom practices based on the strongest research and theories available. This first book in the Classroom Strategies That Work library provides the research and theory behind effective goal setting and then translates it into specific applications for the classroom.

• Review research and theories on goal setting.
• Gain specific, research-based recommendations for classroom practice.
• Understand how to design and teach classroom goals.
• Use as a personal resource or as a group study tool for teacher teams or entire faculties.
• Engage in exercises and test your comprehension with answers provided.