Leading Student Assessment

INTRODUCTION: 1. Taking Stock of Here and Now; Judy L. Lupart and Charles F. Webber.- 2. School Leadership, Evidence-based Decision Making and Large-scale Student Assessment; Kenneth Leithwood.- 3. Lessons Learned: The Promise and Possibility of Educational Accountability in the United States; Charles L. Slater, Marla W. McGhee, Sarah W. Nelson, Lionel "Skip" Meno.- 4. Student Assessment Policy and Practice in Alberta: An Assessment for Learning; Jim Brandon and Marsi Quarin-Wright.- 5. Fair and Ethical Student Assessment Practices; Jean L. Pettifor and Donald H. Saklofske.- 6. How Can Psychological Assessment Inform Classroom Practice? The Role of the School Psychologist in Canadian Schools; Joan Jeary and Vicki Schwean.- 7. Current Issues in Assessing Students with Special Needs; John Venn.- 8. Student in School Characteristics Related to Student Achievement: A Methodological Approach; John O. Anderson.- 9. Student Voice in Fair Assessment Practice; Nola Aitken.- 10. Grade Level of Achievement Data: Key Indicators for School-Based Decision-Makers; John Burger and Anna Nadirova.- 11. Teacher Feedback in Formative Classroom Assessment; Susan M. Brookhart.- 12. Using a Measurement Paradigm to Guide Classroom Assessment Processes; Sandy Heldsinger.- 13. Putting the Focus on Learning: Shifting Classroom Assessment Practices; Sherry Bennett and Dale Armstrong.- CONCLUSION: 14. The Ecology of Student Assessment; Charles F. Webber, Judy Lupart and Shelleyann Scott.- Index.