Checking for Understanding by Douglas Fisher

Checking for Understanding by Douglas Fisher

A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it. Later, the teacher is dismayed when many of the students fail a test on the material. Why aren't students getting it? And, just as important, why didn't the teacher recognize the problem?

In Checking for Understanding, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey show how to increase students' understanding with the help of creative formative assessments. When used regularly, formative assessments enable every teacher to determine what students know and what they still need to learn. Fisher and Frey explore a variety of engaging activities that check for and increase understanding, including interactive writing, portfolios, multimedia presentations, audience response systems, and much more.

This new 2nd edition of Checking for Understanding has been updated to reflect the latest thinking in formative assessment and to show how the concepts apply in the context of Fisher and Frey's work on gradual release of responsibility, guided instruction, formative assessment systems, data analysis, and quality instruction.

Nancy Frey, PhD, is a professor of literacy at San Diego State University's Department of Teacher Education. She has received the National Reading Conference's Early Career Achievement Award and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teacher Education as a co-recipient. Dr. Frey teaches primary and secondary reading instruction, literacy in core areas, and helping children alongside various learning needs in San Diego State's teacher-credentialing and reading specialist programs, in addition to publishing with her colleague Douglas Fisher. She is a California-certified special educator and reading specialist who has the honor of learning every day from and alongside the kids and teachers at Health Sciences High and Middle College.

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ISBN 13	9781416619222
ISBN 10	1416619224
Title	Checking for Understanding
Author	Douglas Fisher
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Year published	2014-12-30
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.