Effective assessment should measure the full range of student ability -- social, emotional, and academic achievement. Through various measures, including portfolios, presentations, and tests, multiple learning styles are supported. Watch an introduction video.
Comprehensive Assessment
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Find profiles and research on K-12 schools, districts, and programs to learn how to check for student understanding. See the Big List.
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Through constant investment in the assessment process, both students and teachers strive for true learning at School of the Future, a 6-12 school in Manhattan.
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See step-by-step how this Arizona elementary school gives its students the additional time they need to master core concepts and elevate their learning to the next level.
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Tests don't just measure absorption of facts. They teach what we value.
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Katherine Piper offers three standards of assessment for individual student participation in PBL teams.
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Performance assessments go beyond traditional tests and serve as an important teaching tool.
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A former teacher stands by her assignments.
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If enough educators -- and noneducators -- realize there are serious flaws in how we evaluate our schools, maybe we can stop this absurdity.
Foundations and Organizations
- The K-12 Center at ETS: Developing Assessments for the Common Core State Standards
- CRESST: The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
- SCOPE: Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education's Assessment Topic Page
- FairTest: The National Center for Fair and Open Testing's Assessment Reform Network
- Authentic Education: Consulting and Resources from Assessment Expert Grant Wiggins
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