Assessment in the Classroom [Paperback]

Peter W. Airasian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0070007721 | ISBN-13: 978-0070007727

This brief version of the author's larger text is approximately 40per cent shorter and is designed either for brief (1-2 hour) assessment courses or for broader courses where assessment is one of several major topics covered.

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About the Author

Peter W. Airasian is Professor of Education at Boston College, where he is Chair of the Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Program. His main teaching responsibilities are instructing pre- and in-service teachers in classroom assessment strategies. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, with a concentration in testing, evaluation, and assessment. He is a former high school chemistry and biology teacher. He has authored numerous books on assessment, including of Minimal Competency Testing (1979), School Effectiveness: A Reassessment of the Evidence (1980), The Effects of Standardized Testing (1982), Teacher Evaluation Toolkit (1997), Assessment in the Classroom (1997 and 2000), and Classroom Assessment (1991, 1994, 1997, and 2001)). He is a past Chair of the American Educational Research Association’s Special Interest Group on Classroom Assessment. Currently, he is continuing his study of the role of assessments in classrooms and examining issues related to the evaluation of teachers. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College (August 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070007721
• ISBN-13: 978-0070007727
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,243,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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