Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom [Paperback]

Douglas Fisher (Author), Nancy Frey (Author)

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ISBN-10: 141660569X | ISBN-13: 978-1416605690 | Publication Date: September 28, 2007 | Edition: 1

If you ever have students who are reluctant to tell you when they don’t understand something—or worse, tell you they understand when they really don't—then here's a book that gives you lots of ways to check for understanding. Learn why typical methods to check for understanding are usually ineffective. And explore formative assessment techniques that work in any subject area and grade level. Extensive classroom examples show you how to use these formative assessments to correct misconceptions, improve learning, and model good study skills for individual students or across multiple classrooms.

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Book Description

If you ever have students who are reluctant to tell you when they don’t understand something—or worse, tell you they understand when they really don't—then here's a book that gives you lots of ways to check for understanding. Learn why typical methods to check for understanding are usually ineffective. And explore formative assessment techniques that work in any subject area and grade level. Extensive classroom examples show you how to use these formative assessments to correct misconceptions, improve learning, and model good study skills for individual students or across multiple classrooms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve; 1 edition (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141660569X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416605690
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Checking for Understanding - Fisher, Frey, February 27, 2009

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Fobes "Laura" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom (Paperback)

Excellent! As an in-classroom teacher, I very much appreciated that this book couched the formative assessment strategies in the context of research. Easy to read, easy to use, plus a wealth of references!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for Every Classroom Teacher, October 8, 2007

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classroom teacher "gabysax" (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom (Paperback)

This book is a must have for any classroom teacher, support specialist, administrator, and curriculum specialist. In an era of standardized testing and out-of-controll pacing guides, this book reestablishes the goal of student success within the classroom. Lots of great ideas.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful resource, September 28, 2008

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This review is from: Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom (Paperback)

The text is assigned reading for a graduate education course. It is very cmprehensive and gives excellent examples of how to employ the tips and techniques in a real classroom setting. I will certainly keep it on hand once the course is completed to refer to in the future.