What Teachers need to Know about Assessment and Reporting

What Teachers Need to Know About Assessment and Reporting is a response to the pressures on teachers and schools to not only improve the quality of teaching, but to demonstrate improved outcomes. Many teachers apply assessment approaches which are familiar from their own education or that are learnt from peers. This book seeks to fill the gap in teacher knowledge about assessment and reporting and to provide practical support in this area for teachers and school leaders. Exploring assessment from the perspectives of classroom, school, system and nation, it provides straightforward explanations of the complementary relationships of the different perspectives. A collaboration between an ex-school principal and a university academic, this book provides practical information in the context of sound research. It explores the various purposes of assessment along with practical guidance on creating and scoring assessments, interpreting and using data, and reporting the results to various audiences for various purposes.

Key points

• Written by a principal and an academic to bring together research knowledge with practical experience
• Thorough yet concise, with a focus on contemporary Australian and international research
• Written in a style that is accessible for busy teachers and clearly explains concepts and processes.
• Provides a comprehensive guide for developing best practice in assessment at a school