One of the primary purposes of assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. Without a sense of purpose for the data, assessment can do more harm than good.
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Since students typically perform better on low-level thinking items, teachers may believe students understand more deeply than they actually do.
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Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.
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Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning.
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Teachers have moved from “Should I use technology?” to “How can I integrate technology best, enhancing learning without hijacking it?”
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If the goal a student has to clear is absurdly low, then the assessment is not rigorous even though it is ‘standards-based’ grading.
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With single-point rubrics, the focus is on providing evidence of meeting, exceeding, or falling short of the quality you’re looking for.
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Each colored block has an example of a learning objective corresponding with each combination of the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions.
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The 6 Facets of Understanding is a non-hierarchical framework for understanding. These ‘facets’ are useful as indicators of understanding.
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The usefulness of student data is generally proportional to the frequency with which it’s collected. Here are eight sources of formative assessment data.
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The most compelling feature of eduCLIMBER might be how it provides a central location for dozens of data forms and outputs.
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In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.
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One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
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