E-grāmata: Assessing Critical Thinking in Elementary Schools: Meeting the Common Core

Stobaugh (teacher education, Western Kentucky U.) helps elementary school teachers design instructional tasks and assessments that engage students in critical thinking. She first discusses the definition of critical thinking, the importance of these skills in instruction, and the levels of Bloom's taxonomy, then misconceptions about critical thinking and problems associated with designing high-level thinking tasks and assessments, and how to use interpretive exercises that incorporate scenarios, visuals, and quotes to increase the level of critical thinking. She ends with ideas for creating a classroom culture and ways to include interpretive exercises in instruction and assessments. There is no index. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This practical, very effective resource helps elementary school teachers and curriculum leaders develop the skills to design instructional tasks and assessments that engage students in higher-level critical thinking, as recommended by the Common Core State Standards. Real examples of formative and summative assessments from a variety of content areas are included and demonstrate how to successfully increase the level of critical thinking in every elementary classroom! This book is also an excellent resource for higher education faculty to use in undergraduate and graduate courses on assessment and lesson planning.