Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning

Arthur L. Costa - Professor Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento
Bena Kallick - Vice President, Professional Development Services, Performance Pathways
Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
December 2003 | 192 pages | Corwin
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Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life?

Educators agree that the characteristics of self-directed learners are traits that students will need to succeed in school and in life. Accurately assessing the skills and behaviors of self-directed learning is essential in developing life-long, self-initiated learning habits.  

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
provides successful methods for assessing students' progress towards becoming self-managing, self-monitoring, and self-modifying learners. Using practical examples drawn from a variety of classrooms and schools, renowned authors Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present educators with strategies for designing diverse ways of gathering, organizing, and reporting evidence of continual learning. 

This hands-on book provides the practical tools that educators need to implement these ideas, including:

  • Classroom activities
  • Sample rubrics
  • Forms, portfolios, questions, and checklists
  • Examples of student work

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning offers a more balanced and complete evaluation method that includes classroom-based assessments that complement state-based assessments. Authors Costa and Kallick illustrate the means to develop and cultivate the intellectual dispositions of self-evaluation and self-correction in all students.

 

Contents

Series Editors' Introduction

Series Editors' Introduction

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Why We Need Self-Directed Learners

1. Why We Need Self-Directed Learners

2. The Intellectual Dispositions of Self-Directed Learners

2. The Intellectual Dispositions of Self-Directed Learners

3. Developing the Capacity for Self-Assessment

3. Developing the Capacity for Self-Assessment

4. Assessing the Conditions for Self-Directed Learning

4. Assessing the Conditions for Self-Directed Learning

5. The Teacher's Role in Self-Directed Learning

5. The Teacher's Role in Self-Directed Learning

6. Adapting the Assessment Strategies for Your School and Classroom

6. Adapting the Assessment Strategies for Your School and Classroom

Afterword

Afterword

Resource A: Some Quotes About Self-Direction

Resource A: Some Quotes About Self-Direction

Resource B: Selected Resources to Support Self-Directed Learning

Resource B: Selected Resources to Support Self-Directed Learning

References

References

Index

Index

Description

Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life?

Educators agree that the characteristics of self-directed learners are traits that students will need to succeed in school and in life. Accurately assessing the skills and behaviors of self-directed learning is essential in developing life-long, self-initiated learning habits.  

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
provides successful methods for assessing students' progress towards becoming self-managing, self-monitoring, and self-modifying learners. Using practical examples drawn from a variety of classrooms and schools, renowned authors Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present educators with strategies for designing diverse ways of gathering, organizing, and reporting evidence of continual learning. 

This hands-on book provides the practical tools that educators need to implement these ideas, including:

  • Classroom activities
  • Sample rubrics
  • Forms, portfolios, questions, and checklists
  • Examples of student work

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning offers a more balanced and complete evaluation method that includes classroom-based assessments that complement state-based assessments. Authors Costa and Kallick illustrate the means to develop and cultivate the intellectual dispositions of self-evaluation and self-correction in all students.

 

Contents

Series Editors' Introduction

Series Editors' Introduction

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Why We Need Self-Directed Learners

1. Why We Need Self-Directed Learners

2. The Intellectual Dispositions of Self-Directed Learners

2. The Intellectual Dispositions of Self-Directed Learners

3. Developing the Capacity for Self-Assessment

3. Developing the Capacity for Self-Assessment

4. Assessing the Conditions for Self-Directed Learning

4. Assessing the Conditions for Self-Directed Learning

5. The Teacher's Role in Self-Directed Learning

5. The Teacher's Role in Self-Directed Learning

6. Adapting the Assessment Strategies for Your School and Classroom

6. Adapting the Assessment Strategies for Your School and Classroom

Afterword

Afterword

Resource A: Some Quotes About Self-Direction

Resource A: Some Quotes About Self-Direction

Resource B: Selected Resources to Support Self-Directed Learning

Resource B: Selected Resources to Support Self-Directed Learning

References

References

Index

Index

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Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning


December 2003 | 192 pages | Corwin

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Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life?

Educators agree that the characteristics of self-directed learners are traits that students will need to succeed in school and in life. Accurately assessing the skills and behaviors of self-directed learning is essential in developing life-long, self-initiated learning habits.  

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
provides successful methods for assessing students' progress towards becoming self-managing, self-monitoring, and self-modifying learners. Using practical examples drawn from a variety of classrooms and schools, renowned authors Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present educators with strategies for designing diverse ways of gathering, organizing, and reporting evidence of continual learning. 

This hands-on book provides the practical tools that educators need to implement these ideas, including:

  • Classroom activities
  • Sample rubrics
  • Forms, portfolios, questions, and checklists
  • Examples of student work

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning offers a more balanced and complete evaluation method that includes classroom-based assessments that complement state-based assessments. Authors Costa and Kallick illustrate the means to develop and cultivate the intellectual dispositions of self-evaluation and self-correction in all students.

 

Table Of Contents:

  • Series Editors' Introduction
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • 1. Why We Need Self-Directed Learners
  • 2. The Intellectual Dispositions of Self-Directed Learners
  • 3. Developing the Capacity for Self-Assessment
  • 4. Assessing the Conditions for Self-Directed Learning
  • 5. The Teacher's Role in Self-Directed Learning
  • 6. Adapting the Assessment Strategies for Your School and Classroom
  • Afterword
  • Resource A: Some Quotes About Self-Direction
  • Resource B: Selected Resources to Support Self-Directed Learning
  • References
  • Index

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