Formative Assessment: State Resources
Used to support both teaching and learning, formative assessment is an integral component of a comprehensive assessment system. As opposed to summative assessment that evaluates students’ mastery of learning goals, formative assessment is continuously used throughout students’ learning process to help inform teachers’ instruction. The Formative Assessment Bi-Regional Advisory Board is a consortium of seven […]
Formative Assessment for Improving Native American Student Learning and Language Development: A Series of Professional Learning Modules
Welcome to this professional learning series on formative assessment for Native American student learning and language development. This series addresses formative assessment implementation with Native students across content areas. Students’ prior content knowledge and language development vary greatly from one to another. It is important that instructors know where each student is on their learning […]
Formative Assessment In Action
The Formative Assessment in Action Spotlight aims to provide educators with resources that support learning about the formative assessment process. The spotlight includes one-page excerpts highlighting key ideas in formative assessment, classroom videos that showcase formative assessment in action, and opportunities to deepen learning about formative assessment. Educators can use the opportunities to analyze others’ […]
Evidence-Centered Design
Evidence-Centered Design is a process intended to ensure a rigorous framework for developing assessments that actually measure their intended constructs and yield the evidence needed to support claims drawn from the results. In this collection of materials, you will find documents that further explain Evidence-Centered Design and its application, including example questions and evidence, a […]
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Assistance
To assist in the planning and implementation of ESSA, the following three documents highlight key ESSA requirements related to standards, assessment, and accountability – specifically those requirements for which CSAA can also provide targeted support. CSAA Support Resources Planning for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Standards, Assessment, and Accountability If you are working to […]