Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know, 5/e
By James Popham
Written with style and grace, this text focuses on what classroom teachers really need to know about assessment rather than looking at a collection of measurement esoterica. This well-written book is grounded in the reality of teaching today to show real-world teachers who want to use assessment in their classroom the latest tools necessary to teach more effectively. The fifth edition of Classroom Assessment addresses the range of assessments that teachers are likely to use in their classrooms. With expanded coverage of problems related to measurement of special education children, a new student website with online activities, and an improved instructor’s manual, this book continues to be a cutting-edge and indispensable resource not only for instructors, but also for pre- and in-service teachers.
New to This Edition:
- Chapter 12 contains new material dealing with formative assessment as well as “assessment FOR learning.”
- The text is committed to fostering readers’ realizations regarding the critical link between testing and teaching. Instructional implications are constantly stressed in the text.
- Includes expanded coverage of measurement of special education children and early childhood assessment throughout the text.
- The 5th edition contains a brand-new website providing readers with Extra Electronic Exercises for each chapter, so readers, if they wish, can solidify their understanding of what chapters address (go to www.ablongman.com/popham5e).
- A newly revised Instructor’s Resource Manual contains “Instructor-to-Instructor” suggestions as well as a test for each chapter. It also includes a mid-term and final exam and an effective inventory measuring students’ confidence in assessment.
Here’s what your colleagues have to say about this book:
“Dr. Popham has done a tremendous job in researching and incorporating current trends throughout the entire text!”
Terry H. Stepka, Arkansas State University
“Overall, I am extremely satisfied with the text. It is well-written, and I love the author’s sense of humor!”
Terry H. Stepka, Arkansas State University
“I LOVE the arrangement of the chapters and the high quality of the self-checks and discussion questions that are provided.”
Karen E. Eifler, University of Portland
