Publisher's Note Written in a jargon-free, conversational style, this book will prepare teachers-in-training for today's challenging assessment environment. Emphasizing practical strategies, it will help them contribute to valid, day-to-day assessment of student progress as well as guide their students so that they can achieve optimal performance on high-stakes tests. The new eighth edition also emphasizes PRAXIS test preparation scenarios and questions, while also addressing the test items to measure higher-order thinking.