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K-12 teachers' assessment of student learning.
Abstract
This article analyses the factors affecting how K-12 teachers assess student learning. To probe how they assess student learning, I present them with a transcript of a classroom interaction and ask them to analyze it to determine and explain whether learning has taken place. I find that student learning is assessed largely on the basis of how teachers teach rather than by whether students learn.
Introduction
Developing K-12 teachers' abilities to assess student learning has always been assumed to be part of teacher preparation programs. In fact, recent legislations such as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act have increased attention to ...
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