Gunning, T. G. (2020). Creating literacy instruction for all students (10th ed.). Pearson.
Read Chapter 3: Assessing for Learning. Chapter 3 discussed the nature of evaluation. You will read about formative and summative assessment as well as the other major types of literacy assessments. You will also understand how to administer and interpret a variety of assessment instruments.
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Hooley, D. S., & Thorpe, J. (2017). The effects of formative reading
assessments closely linked to classroom texts on high school reading comprehension. Educational Technology Research and Development, 65(5), 1215–1238. This article examines the effects of formative reading assessment on high school readers. Reading comprehension of informational texts read in the content areas can be a great deal of concern for high school teachers. Therefore, the article will discuss how formative assessment can support reading instruction.
Mindes, G. [Academic]. (2015). Gayle Mindes, Summative assessment [Video]. SAGE Video. Gayle Mindes defines summative assessment as a cumulative evaluation at the end of a project or set time period. (46 seconds).
Stone, E. [Director]. (2005). Formative assessment [Video]. SAGE Video. Formative assessment allows teachers and students to see where students are in the learning process. Formative assessment techniques like peer assessment, open-ended questions, feedback, and self-assessment help students develop the skills needed to further their own learning. 14:15 Minutes.
