Effective assessment systems provide balanced measures of a student's capacity in the foundational functions (recall, recognize, comprehend, apply in context, and follow routines) and the more complex functions (analyze, synthesize, compare, critique, investigate, prove, explain, and create), which more appropriately assesses a student's progress toward achieving college and career readiness.
This Focus On discusses the importance of assessment to student learning, as well as the role rubrics can play in
an effective assessment system.
Provide resources to states to assist and support development of appropriate and
effective assessment systems that provide accurate information to guide decision making at the school, district, state, and federal levels.
Looking forward, the goal must be
an effective assessment system that aligns with rigorous standards and helps determine whether students are meeting grade - level expectations and making progress.
In this new vision for testing,
an effective assessment system will routinely evaluate student knowledge and skills through formative and interim assessments that provide timely and actionable feedback to teachers and parents, culminating in a summative test that helps to determine whether students are meeting grade - level standards and making progress.
In order to design, develop, and implement
an effective assessment system, one that includes all three levels of assessment, it is critical that we start by asking and answering three fundamental questions at each level of assessment (Stiggins, 2008):
In order to create and implement
an effective assessment system, it's important to understand these differences.
I believe that identifying essential standards is the first step in
an effective assessment system.
Essential standards are the foundation of
an effective assessment system, and plans that are built on a solid foundation will provide the information teams need to help students.