The Student Evaluation Standards How to Improve Evaluations of Students [Paperback]

The Joint Committee presents 28 certified standards for assessing evaluation practices in elementary and secondary classrooms. These standards are broken down into four essential attributes of sound evaluation.

The Joint Committee presents 28 certified standards for assessing evaluation practices in elementary and secondary classrooms. These standards are broken down into four essential attributes of sound evaluation.

Teachers make judgments about students every day, based on such formal and informal appraisals of their work as classroom observation, homework assignments, and teacher-made quizzes. Soon, they'll have the first set of professional standards to help guide them in making such decisions.

. . . is [a] recommended and seminal reference which competently and accessibly address the issues of Propriety Standards, Utility Standards, Feasibility Standards, and Accuracy Standards.

This book is rich with illustrative evaluation cases and analyses and is intended to aid all those who conduct or use student evaluations. Appropriate for teachers, parents, school board members, school administrators, and professors of teacher education, this volume is a must-read that will enrich reflective practice of evaluation of student learning at the elementary and secondary levels. Functional Table of Contents
The Joint Committee
Acknowledgments
Invitation to Users
Preface
Introduction
Applying the Standards
The Standards
1. Proprietary Standards
Service to Students
Appropriate Policies and Procedures
Access to Evaluation Information
Treatment of Students
Rights of Students
Balanced Evaluation
Conflict of Interest
2. Utility Standards
Constructive OrienlS(