Classroom Assessment Scoring System (Class) Manual, K-3 (Spiral)

Designed as an observational tool to provide data to accountability projects, program planning, professional development and research, this is based on interactions between teachers and students rather than the physical environment or a specific curriculum. The tool takes about 30 minutes for observation and scoring, repeated up to six times over three hours. When conducted in periodic cycles authors Pianta (education, U. of Virginia), La Paro (human development and studies, the U. of North Carolina at Greensboro) and Hamre (advanced study of teaching and learning, U. of Virginia) and their contributors contend it yields an accurate, complete picture of the classroom and targets trouble spots. The tool focuses on emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support, and this also provides methods for scoring and interpreting data for its intended applications. This version is suitable for kindergarten through third grade. Annotation )2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author:

Pianta, Robert C.

ISBN:

9781557669421

Format:

Hardcover

Pages:

111

Publish Date:

11/30/2007

Publisher:

Paul H. Brookes Pub Co

Language:

English

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