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"""A powerful overview of the key messages about Assessment to support learning and teaching. Alonzo captures the fundamental purposes - to inform the next steps for teachers and students, with a focus on the interpretations and not stopping with the numbers. The best one-stop-book on the market."" John Hattie, Laureate Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne, Australia. ""This book on assessment to support learning and teaching is a unique and powerful contribution to assessment research, policy, and practice internationally - outlining the key steps towards system-wide and context-sensitive assessment reform through a range of case studies illustrating the key problems and pitfalls and proposed solutions. A valuable contribution for teachers, researchers and policy-makers everywhere."" Chris Davison, Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales, Australia. ""This book is a digest version of theories and research on educational assessment for learning and teaching. It answers major questions stakeholders ask and proposes solutions to problems related to the conceptualisation, implementation, and evaluation of assessment. Classroom teachers, school leaders, and policymakers will find the book a treasure-trove full of timely resources in guiding their decision-making at all levels."" Peter Yongqi Gu, Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand."

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Dennis Alonzo uses mixed methods in his research on the intersections of curriculum, assessment, equity, evaluation of educational programs and teacher education and development. He works with educational systems and schools to lead their assessment reforms focused on articulating policies, developing assessment resources, implementing professional development and changing teachers' beliefs and practices.

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