Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-526) and index.
1. The role of assessment in teaching and learning -- 2. Standards and cognitive learning targets -- 3. High-quality classroom assessment -- 4. Embedded formative assessment -- 5. Summative-based formative assessment -- 6. Summative assessment 1: planning and implementing classroom tests -- 7. Summative assessment 2: using large-scale standards-based and standardized tests -- 8. Selected-response assessment: multiple-choice, binary-choice, and matching items -- 9. Constructed-response assessment: completion, short-answer, and essay items -- 10. Performance assessment -- 11. Portfolios: paper and digital -- 12. Assessing "Noncognitive" dispositions and skills -- 13. Assessment for students with exceptional needs -- 14. Assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students -- 15. Grading and reporting student performance.