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Case Reviews: Implementing the Spirit of Formative Assessment

Case Reviews: Implementing the Spirit of Formative Assessment

The following resource provides vignettes about teachers who are attempting to implement formative assessment in their schools. The two vignettes are from a study by...

2019 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Professional Learning, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Literacy, Formative Assessment • Resource Type: Brief • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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Digital Professional Learning for K–12 Teachers: Literature Review and Analysis

Digital Professional Learning for K–12 Teachers: Literature Review and Analysis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers' work has had to shift to online spaces, requiring learning to be adapted to different mediums. Changes in...

2020 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Professional Learning, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topic: Assessment Literacy
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Los Angeles County Office of Education Performance Task Development Project: A Case Study

Los Angeles County Office of Education Performance Task Development Project: A Case Study

This report provides insight into the Performance Task Development Project (PTDP), a partnership between the Building Educator Assessment Literacy (at WestEd) and the Stanford Center...

2020 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Professional Learning, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Literacy, Competency- & Performance-Based Assessment
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Selected Alternatives for Assessing College and Career Readiness

Selected Alternatives for Assessing College and Career Readiness

This update discusses alternatives to popular summative assessments for college and career readiness. An annotated list of resources and examples is included.

2018 • General Topic: Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Competency- & Performance-Based Assessment, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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How Is My Child Doing? What Assessment Can Tell Parents About Their Child’s Learning

How Is My Child Doing? What Assessment Can Tell Parents About Their Child’s Learning

This update provides information to parents on how to interpret three common types of assessment their child takes: classroom, district and school interim, and state annual...

2018 • General Topics: Communication, Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Engagement, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Coherent Assessment Systems, Diagnostic, Interim, & Benchmark Assessment, Summative & Large Scale Assessment • Resource Type: Brief
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Valid and Reliable Assessments

Valid and Reliable Assessments

This update defines validity and reliability as a function of high quality assessments. An annotated list of resources is included.

2018 • General Topic: Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Literacy, Assessment Research & Innovation, Coherent Assessment Systems, Diagnostic, Interim, & Benchmark Assessment, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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Using Student Assessment Data to Support Decision-Making

Using Student Assessment Data to Support Decision-Making

This update discusses how to use student assessment data thoughtfully to improve decision-making and outcomes. State examples and an annotated list of resources are also...

2018 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Reporting, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Coherent Assessment Systems, Diagnostic, Interim, & Benchmark Assessment, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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RAND Education Assessment Finder

From the website: "The RAND Education Assessment Finder is a web-based tool that provides information about assessments of K-12 students' interpersonal, intrapersonal, and higher-order cognitive...

2018 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Assessment Literacy • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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Teachers’ Use of Kindergarten Entry Assessment Data

Teachers’ Use of Kindergarten Entry Assessment Data

This update provides information about the administration and key findings of a survey aimed to understand how New Mexico kindergarten teachers are using data collected...

2017 • General Topics: Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Professional Learning, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Assessment Research & Innovation, Competency- & Performance-Based Assessment
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CAASPP Student Score Report Information

This web page links to a number of guides for parents or guardians to help them read and understand the California Assessment of Student Performance and...

2017 • General Topics: Communication, Data Use for Learning & Improvement, Engagement • Assessment Topic: Assessment Literacy • Resource Type: Guidance • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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