Sep 15, 2007 in checking for understanding, douglas fisher and nancy frey show how to increase students understanding with the help of creative formative assessments. They teach us how to help students understand more from their complex texts greater understanding that will help to bring life and energy to each students reading. W hile the foundations of our work continue to be rooted in science literacy, weve added new elements to this edition. Douglas fisher and nancy frey have authored professional development books for teachers on a variety of topics ranging from literacy instruction to visible learning, professional learning communities and more. Formative assessment techniques for your classroom by douglas fisher, dr. If you ever have students who are reluctant to tell you when they dont understand somethingor worse, tell you they understand when they really dontthen heres a book that gives you lots of ways to check for understanding. Checking for understanding further explores how teachers can effectively use traditional tests and collaborative assessments to improve instruction and increase students comprehension.
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Later, the teacher is dismayed when many of the students fail a test on the material. The second edition of checking for understanding has given us the opportunity to contextualize this work within a framework for intentional and targeted teaching. Fisher and frey explore a variety of engaging activities that can build understanding, including. Checking for understanding formative assessment techniques for your classroom by kathy checkley, douglas fisher, nancy frey. Formative assessment techniques for your classroom. Formative assessment techniques for your classroom douglas fisher, nancy frey association for supervision and curriculum development, 2007 education 158 pages. Checking for understanding by douglas fisher overdrive. Full text of douglas fisher, nancy frey, checking for underst. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In light of common core state standards for ela and with the next generation science standards in mind, we now highlight the intersection of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and language as underpinnings for creating and sharing ideas rooted in science and. Douglas fisher and nancy frey are the creators of the framework for intentional and targeted fit teaching. 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 freys work on gradual release of responsibility, guided instruction, formative assessment systems, data analysis, and quality instruction.
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