This is an extraordinary book. The chapters cover practical applications of formative assessment in mathematics, science, and language arts, including the roles of technology and teachers’ professional learning. I found my own thinking about formative assessment constantly being stretched and challenged. Anyone who is involved in education will find something of value in this book.       — Dylan Wiliam, professor emeritus, educational assessment, Institute of Education, University of London

New Frontiers in Formative Assessment brings needed attention to little-discussed issues on the testing debate, such as how to make formative assessment an intrinsic part of instruction rather than an interruption, and how an assessment can be ‘for’ rather than ‘of’ learning. It will be immensely helpful to planners and school teacher teams as well as to those who study assessment.       — Ellen Guiney, senior advisor, Boston Plan for Excellence

Noyce and Hickey provide a more nuanced and thoughtful treatment of what we know about formative assessment than I have ever seen collected in one volume before. The resulting insights are compelling, exciting, and motivating, and will affect the work I do, starting immediately.”       — Susan M. Brookhart, senior research associate, Center for Advancing the Study of Teaching and Learning, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Better use of formative assessment has the power to transform schools by bringing classrooms to life. With a practical orientation, rich examples, and proven experience, this team of writers in math, literacy, and science shows where the cutting edge in formative practices is now and where it is likely to extend in the near future. An excellent and timely contribution.       — Jere Confrey, Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University