Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: The Case for Classroom Assessment -- Chapter 2: The Role of State Standards -- Chapter 3: A Scale That Measures Learning over Time -- Chapter 4: Designing Classroom Assessments -- Chapter 5: Assessments That Encourage Learning -- Chapter 6: Final Scores and Grades -- Chapter 7: Report Cards and the Future of Standards-Based or Topic-Based Schooling -- Technical Notes -- Appendix A: Half-Point Scores Contrasted with Whole-Point Scores -- Appendix B: Score Descriptions for a Sample Measurement Topic from Language Arts -- References -- Index -- About the Author -- Related ASCD Resources -- Search this Book.