Marzano (education, Cardinal Stritch U.) shows that adding up points or using other well-known methods often produces assessments that have nothing to do with how much the K-12 student has learned. He offers a framework for classroom assessment based on an application of national and state standards designed to measure learning over time and create a comprehensive, topic-based assessment system. He details the differences in mastering information, mental procedures and psychomotor procedures and the appropriate assessment of each, and also shows how to make the all-important final grade better reflect reality. His goal is to create assessments that encourage learning and transform the culture of schools and districts to expect and get higher levels of effectiveness and efficiency from teachers and students. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less