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Address Assessment Challenges and Improve Student Learning with WestEd
Learn more about the different solutions that WestEd offers to districts and schools to build systems where assessment data are effectively used to inform teaching,...
Components of a Coherent and Effective Assessment System
Assessment data have different purposes and uses depending on the interest holders who use the information they generate and whether they are geared toward the...
Key Characteristics of a Coherent and Effective Local Assessment System
State assessments play an important role in monitoring how well schools and districts serve the needs of all learners. However, they are designed to provide...
Educational Alignment: Past, Present, and Potential Future (Part 1)
To ensure that accurate inferences of student learning are made, the alignment of learning standards, instruction, and assessments is critical. Educational systems benefit from alignment...
State of the States Brief: Assessments
This brief highlights changes that states have made in their assessment portfolios since 2019.
State of the States Brief: PreK Assessments/Early Childhood Education
This brief highlights changes that states have made in their PreK assessment portfolios and early childhood education policies since 2019.
Assessment Leadership
A comprehensive, balanced assessment system and a culture of effective evidence use do not emerge by accident. They take capable leadership to build. Assessment leadership...
Critical Content Supporting Statewide Formative Assessment Practice
Formative assessment is enacted by teachers and students, but successful implementation of formative assessment practices depends on stakeholders at every level of the education system....
Peer Review Assistance
This CSAI-developed resource contains an overview of the peer review process, including each of the critical elements included in the peer review process. For each critical element,...
Assessing English Learners Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes new provisions that are designed to support ELs' participation...