A comprehensive, nontechnical, engaging, look at how assessment is used to improve student learning and motivation.Drawing on recent research and new directions in the field, this concise, engaging book shows teachers how to use classroom assessment effectively for improving student learning and motivation. Key strategies and techniques are demonstrated through practical, realistic examples, suggestions, and case studies. The new edition emphasizes formative assessment and includes more in-depth coverage of self-assessment, the impact of standards-based accountability testing, 21st century knowledge, dispositions and skills, technology-enhanced items, and assessment of culturally diverse students. Each chapter provides aids to help readers learn and practice the skills of that chapter, including new Teacher Corners features illustrating actual teachers? thinking about classroom assessment, introductory case studies, chapter concept maps, new figures, suggestions for action research, self-instructional review exercises, and links to digital resources.? ? Also available with My Lab Education Designed to bring learners more directly into the world of K-12 classrooms and to help them see the real and powerful impact of the assessment concepts covered in this book, My Lab? Education provides practice using classroom assessment concepts in teaching situations, helps students and instructors see how well students understand the content, and helps students more deeply process assessment concepts and strategies and also better understand how to use those concepts as a teacher. The online resources in this My Lab include: Video Examples. Throughout the e Text, embedded videos provide illustrations of sound assessment practices in action. ? Self-Check Assessments. Throughout the chapters, students will find self-check quizzes that help assess how well students have mastered chapter learning outcomes. The quizzes consist of self-grading multiple choice items that provide rationales, both for questions answered correctly and for questions answered incorrectly. ? Application Exercises. These scaffolded exercises, tied to learning outcomes, challenge learners to reflect on assessment and to apply what they have learned to real classroom assessment work. ? My Lab Education includes the Pearson version of the book. Note: This is the standalone ISBN and does not include access to My Lab Education. To order My Lab Education plus the book, use ISBN 0134522087.Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice that Enhance Student Learning and Motivation 7th Edition is written by James H. Mc Millan and published by Pearson. ISBNs for Classroom Assessment are 9780134753980, 0134753984 and the print ISBNs are 9780134523309, 013452330X. Additional ISBNs include 9780134753997, 9780134523231.