How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning.

Guskey, Thomas R.

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ERIC Number: EJ660875

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning.

Guskey, Thomas R.

Educational Leadership, v60 n5 p6-11 Feb 2003

Describes how to use quizzes, tests, writing assignments, and other assessments to improve instruction and help students learn. Suggests that instead of teaching to the test, teachers test what they teach and follow assessments with corrective instruction. Also discusses the benefits of assessments. (Contains 14 references.) (WFA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Use

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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