assessments

As policymakers consider the costs of new assessment systems, it is important to understand the costs of existing testing systems that have evolved at the local as well as state levels, currently pointed at improving performance on No Child Left Behind (NCLB) summative tests. To examine these...

The purpose of this resource is to help practitioners to reflect on question(s) of assessment practice, the Common Core State Standards, and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DoK) framework by analyzing student assessment work.

This resource focuses on the importance of adopting multiple policies to adequately help schools focus on “21st century skills,” deeper learning competencies—the ability to use knowledge to think critically and solve problems, to communicate effectively, to collaborate, to reflect on learning—...