Teachers» sustained investment in inquiry is supported by having access to what they perceive to be
meaningful assessment data.
Not exact matches
We needed to come up with an
assessment idea that was accurate and authentic, and it had to provide
meaningful data to real world public school educators.
While technology can certainly make math tasks more
meaningful and enjoyable, we will also explore how iPads can be used to collect useful student
assessment data and organize it to allow students, teachers, and parents to better understand urgent student learning needs and develop strategies for success.
Together, they implement provisions of Title I of ESSA that seek to ensure states administer high - quality
assessments that are worth taking and provide
meaningful data about student success and equity, while also encouraging states and districts to continue to push the field of
assessment forward through innovation.
Naiku is great for typical
assessments that in the past were given with pencil and paper, bypass grading, and obtain
meaningful data to inform instruction.
«Since a majority of New Jerseyans support statewide
assessments, the State must ensure that we are developing a test that will continue to provide useful,
meaningful data on how our students are progressing towards college and career readiness.»
DORA's web - based platform allows for practical at - home
assessment, and provides parents with
meaningful diagnostic
data about their child's reading abilities.
With robust
data, including accurate
assessments of current pupil performance, realistic end of year projections and targets (as agreed at the start of the year), the
data across the academies will be comparable, and relevant stakeholders will be able to make
meaningful inferences from the information presented.
«Checking in with kids throughout the year through interim and course
assessments to see how they're progressing, and then compiling that
data into a summative score at the end of the year would make testing more
meaningful,» she said.
Instead of «thick slice»
assessment (
data taken from a single point in time, and / or
data with very large blocks of time between measurements), formative
assessments are conducted at
meaningful «thin slice» points measured throughout the academic year.
Collecting and analyzing student learning
data from
assessments is important but only becomes
meaningful when combined with effective action.
As student learning
data is gathered and analyzed using these
meaningful assessments, teams actually see the fruits of their labor and «own» the results.
use formative
assessment data in order to inform groupings, track student progress, develop an inquiry - based curriculum that builds mathematical understanding and procedural skills based in
meaningful tasks, and deliver targeted instruction to students in large - group, small - group, or individual settings.
Since formative
assessment better reflects actual usage of the competency, they provide much more
meaningful outcome
data while remaining in context to the student activity.
Knowing each student on a personal and
data - driven basis, through conversations,
meaningful assessments, and highly interactive teaching;
Without annual information, from high - quality
assessments, on school and district performance, the state and district lack
meaningful data to inform and enforce intervention decisions for low - performing schools, essentially putting the most needed interventions on hold for years.
At the end of my action research, I was able to support my students» reading skill development through clear and focused instruction, designing
meaningful practice, creating formative and summative
assessments that provided specific
data that informed reteaching, and prioritizing time for my students to reflect and track their own growth.
The system, which includes both summative
assessments for accountability purposes and optional interim
assessments for instructional purposes, uses computer adaptive testing technologies to the greatest extent possible to provide
meaningful feedback and actionable
data that teachers and other educators can use to help students succeed.
These PLCs can look different from school to school, but one thing is usually common across PLCs is the
meaningful discussions that take place about
assessment information and other student learning
data.
Our research - based, award - winning products, including cloud - based i - Ready ®, provide teachers and administrators with flexible resources that deliver
meaningful assessments and
data - driven, differentiated instruction for children.
What's more, many of these tools provide
meaningful formative
assessment student
data.
Duncan is basing his claim on scores from the PARCC and SBC
assessments, which are not given in any country besides the US, and therefore do not provide any
meaningful data to support Duncan's claim.
It proposes several recommendations to maximize the value of multiple
assessments: work with teachers to make
assessment data meaningful and actionable, offer teachers more trainig, and provide teachers with more opportunities to collaborate with colleagues.
These
assessments demonstrate that it is possible to capture
meaningful data on students» critical thinking abilities.
Communicate
assessment data in a variety of
meaningful ways with four group reports and four individual student reports
Curriculum Associates research - based products including i - Ready ®, Ready ®, BRIGANCE ® provide teachers & administrators with flexible resources that deliver
meaningful assessments and
data - driven differentiated instruction for children.
Standard I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment: The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students by providing high - quality and coherent instruction, designing and administering authentic and
meaningful student
assessments, analyzing student performance and growth
data, using this
data to improve instruction, providing students with constructive feedback on an ongoing basis, and continuously refining learning objectives.
Perhaps the greatest risk in adopting student responders is that teachers might push more
meaningful forms of
assessment to the sidelines in favor of collecting quick and easy
data.
And as Park Hill continues to seek new ways to more efficiently manage talent — whether by enhancing applicant screening using
data - based
assessments, designing more effective professional development, or ensuring the most qualified substitute teachers are placed in classrooms — TalentEd will continue to deliver the support and services they need to meet their mission: «Through the expertise of a motivated staff... [to] provide a
meaningful education in a safe, caring environment to prepare each student for success in life.»
So, yes, scientists are very much able to make a
meaningful case for such
data, and they do so quite lucidly in the IPCC
assessments and in the NSICD's annual arctic ice extent reports.
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It can be when the focus of
assessment is on logistics and management rather than on the
meaningful process of collecting
data to get to know children and make decisions about their learning.
Strengths of this study include the use of a large population - based sample linked with longitudinal administrative health
data, the use of a prospective design, the consideration of a variety of potential confounders including coinciding health behaviours, socio - demographic factors and self - esteem, the use of health care provider diagnoses for internalizing disorders which provides an objective and clinically
meaningful assessment of internalizing disorders, and lastly, the fact that we monitored the outcome of interest for a period of 8 years, which is longer than in the few other studies.