Using the Connecticut state standards and previously released test items from the state's standardized test, the Connecticut Mastery Test, McCurry worked backward to develop a scope and sequence for the curriculum, as well
as cumulative assessments that would be administered every six weeks.
Studies have shown that formative assessment is much more effective than summative assessment and yet we spend an inordinate amount of time
on cumulative assessments that address only the lower levels of learning.
Deeper learning schools use teaching strategies that have long been considered good practice, like project - based learning, long -
term cumulative assessments, advisory classes, and block scheduling.
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«We refuse to allow any data to be used for anything other than teachers» student or
cumulative assessment,» Garcia - Notario said.
Administering, grading, and analyzing these assessments is also time - consuming, especially as
the cumulative assessments get longer over the course of the year, covering all material taught to date.