About the Author

Susan M. Brookhart, Ph.D., is an independent educational consultant and author based in Helena, Montana. Dr. Brookhart’s interests include the role of both formative and summative classroom assessment in student motivation and achievement, the connection between classroom assessment and large-scale assessment, and grading. She was the 2007-2009 editor of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, a journal of the National Council on Measurement in Education. She is author or co-author of 16 books and more than 60 articles and book chapters on classroom assessment, teacher professional development, and evaluation. She serves on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Brookhart received her Ph.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation from The Ohio State University, after teaching in both elementary and middle schools. She was a full-time faculty member at Duquesne University, most recently as Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership. She currently serves as a Research and Professional Development Consultant in the Center for Advancing the Study of Teaching and Learning in the School of Education at Duquesne.

Reviews

"I found myself reading through this and immediately thinking of how I could incorporate more performance assessments in my class." -- Todd E. Chappa "2014 Michigan Teacher of the Year finalist"

"In a time where application of knowledge is a vital student learning outcome, Performance Assessment is absolutely relevant. The alignment to current expectations and practices (common core, standards, curricular goals, instructional objectives, and learning targets) only heightens its appeal to the practicing teacher." -- Kristen C. Merrell "2012 Missouri Teacher of the Year"

"Our nation needs to break away from the fixation on multiple-choice testing. This book promotes the need for performance assessments as part of a comprehensive approach to assessment and illustrates how to effectively and responsibly do this." -- Jay McTighe "education author and consultant"

"Performance Assessment confirms many of my practices and challenges my thinking! I teach various assessment-related courses at the university level, and I cannot wait to use this as a supplement to our textbook." -- Amy L. Weems "2013 Louisiana Teacher of the Year"