The handbook emphasizes theory, conceptual frameworks, and all varieties of research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) to provide an in-depth understanding of the knowledge base in each area of classroom assessment and how to conduct inquiry in the area.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Important Contexts for Research on Classroom Assessment
• 1. Why We Need Research on Classroom Assessment
• 2. Classroom Assessment in the Context of Learning Theory and Research
• 3. Classroom Assessment in the Context of Motivation Theory and Research
• 4. Classroom Assessment in the Context of High-Stakes Testing
• 5. Research on Teacher Competency in Classroom Assessment
• Technical Quality of Classroom Assessments
• 6. Validity in Classroom Assessment: Purposes, Properties, and Principles
• 7. Reliability in Classroom Assessment
• 8. Fairness in Classroom Assessment
• 9. Measuring Classroom Assessment Practices
• Formative Assessment
• 10. Formative and Summative Aspects of Assessment: Theoretical and Research Foundations in the Context of Pedagogy
• 11. Gathering Evidence of Student Understanding
• 12. Feedback and Instructional Correctives
• 13. Examining Formative Feedback in the Classroom Context: New Research Perspectives
• Summative Assessment
• 14. Research on Classroom Summative Assessment
• 15. Grading
• Methods of Classroom Assessment
• 16. Constructed-Response Approaches for Classroom Assessment
• 17. Writing Selected-Response Items for Classroom Assessment
• 18. Performance Assessment
• 19. Portfolios and E-Portfolios:Student Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Goal Setting in the Learning Process
• 20. Understanding and Assessing the Social–Emotional Attributes of Classrooms
• 21. Student Self-Assessment
• 22. Peers as a Source of Formative and Summative Assessment
• Differentiated Classroom Assessment
• 23. Differentiation and Classroom Assessment
• 24. Classroom Assessment in Special Education
• 25. Classroom Assessment in Mathematics
• 26. Research on Assessment in the Social Studies Classroom
• 27. Assessment in the Science Classroom: Priorities, Practices, and Prospects
• 28. Classroom Assessment in Writing
• About the Authors