Formative Assessment Resources
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Making Sense of Student Work: A Protocol for Teacher Collaboration (eBook Edition)
"Making Sense of Student Work supports teachers who want to understand what their students know and how they reason so that they can leverage learning in productive ways." — Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford University
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Making Sense of Student Work: A Protocol for Teacher Collaboration
"Making Sense of Student Work supports teachers who want to understand what their students know and how they reason so that they can leverage learning in productive ways." — Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford University
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Technology to Support Next-Generation Classroom Formative Assessment for Learning
This paper focuses on the ways that technologies can support effective formative assessment planning and implementation.
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Assessment for Learning: What Policymakers Should Know About Formative Assessment
Formative assessment in the classroom aims to reveal not just what students are learning, but how they are learning, with results used to inform instruction. This policy brief highlights the formative component of next-generation assessment systems and makes recommendations for state and federal policymakers.
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Understanding Formative Assessment: Insights from Learning Theory and Measurement Theory
Formative assessment can yield real-time information about if and how students are learning—and what might be impeding their progress. Insights gained from ongoing assessment can help teachers shape instruction and guide student efforts.
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Professional Development on Formative Assessment: Insights From Research and Practice
Formative assessment is a key component in next-generation assessment systems. This paper, authored by former WestEd researcher Elise Trumbull and WestEd's Nancy Gerzon, outlines how different programs and studies have responded to educators' need for professional development on formative assessment.
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Focusing Formative Assessment on the Needs of English Language Learners
How can formative assessment enhance the teaching and learning of English language learner (ELL) students? What, if anything, from our experience with summative assessment of ELL students can inform effective formative assessment practices? And finally, what are the opportunities and challenges inherent in integrating formative assessment into instruction for ELL students in this era of Common Core and other next generation standards? Find out in this paper.
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How Can Simulations Be Components of Balanced State Science Assessment Systems?
Simulations are signaling a new era in science assessment. This brief explains why and recommends two models that policymakers may consider incorporating into state science assessment systems.
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Formative Assessment: Not Just Another Test
Formative assessment is comprehensive, interactive, and a model of mastery learning, in which a student develops skills and confidence under the guidance of a seasoned professional. New York's Formative Assessment Project aims to change how educators think about formative assessment.
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