Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Subject Area: Science

Common Themes, Individual Approaches: Six States’ Experiences with New Science Standards

This report focuses on the challenge of modifying current science standards or adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It provides an overview of how five states (Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, New Jersey, and West Virginia) and the District of Columbia utilized National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) stipends to support their science standards […]

Using Formative Reading Assessment to Enhance Content Area Learning

This resource is an archived webinar from the Literacy in Learning Exchange, a coalition of stakeholders representing experts and organizations in advancing literacy learning. This webinar presents formative assessment strategies for guiding literacy instruction in all content areas. It is led by two secondary-level educators from a school district in Champaign, Illinois: Scott Filkins and […]

Effective Standards-Based Practices for Native American Students: A Review of Research Literature

From the report abstract: “Research and related literature were reviewed to summarize evidence on the effectiveness of different instructional practices for helping Native American students meet standards. In English language arts, 16 reports were reviewed. In mathematics, 8 reports were reviewed. Findings were mixed for the effectiveness of teaching Indigenous language and literacy first, followed […]

Michigan Assessment Consortium

The Michigan Assessment Consortium is a professional association that works to advance assessment literacy by promoting assessment knowledge, providing professional development, and producing and sharing assessment tools. This web site contains white papers, presentations, videotapes of assessment concepts, a listing of upcoming Michigan assessment-related events, and recordings of videoconferences. 

Assessment Literacy Project

This site provides online professional development in assessment literacy for educators. The information is organized into a series of modules, each of which begins with a video of Dr. James Popham. Educators also participate in activities and read articles as part of the learning process. Along with other information, this professional learning clearly defines the various […]