Assessment

Balanced Assessment

The diverse information needs of the state, county, school, and individual can only be met by assessment systems that balance classroom and standardized assessments:

Summative Assessment - Assessment of Learning
Event after learning that verifies learning
Used for accountability and to inform about student, school, and system performance

Measure individual and group achievement in core subjects aligned to WV CSOs that include 21st Century Skills and Tools
District Benchmark Assessments
WESTEST / Online Writing Assessments / Online Technology Assessment

Formative Classroom Assessment For Learning -
A process during learning
Provide students, teachers, and parents with continuing evidence of student progress
Student Involvement is key

Occur throughout learning to diagnose student needs, plan instruction, and provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work
Learner-centered; Promote effective teaching strategies; Ongoing support for student growth
Authentic; Include multiple performance-based measures
Creative Curriculum / DIBELS / Instructional Guides / Odyssey & Riverdeep / TechStep / Writing Roadmap / Acuity (2009-2010)

Rubric for 10th Grade Writing Assessment

Rubric for 7th Grade Writing Assessment

Rubric for 4th Grade Writing Assessment

Guidelines for Developing Assessments, WVDE

Assessment Strategies - Intel

Plans for Planning Assessments - Intel

Assessment Plans - Intel

From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools
A 6-page article by Rick Stiggins promoting balanced assessment

Assessment FOR Learning
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Assessment Without Victims: An Interview with Rick Stiggins
National Staff Development Council

Instructional Module on Assessment
at Edutopia

What is a Performance Task?

Grant Wiggins on Assessment

Chapter 1 of Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Classroom Assessment

The Five Keys to Quality Assessment
A 2-page pdf
21st Century Teachers -
Use assessment to modify instruction
Use targets as defined by state standards
Ues a variety of classroom, benchmark, and summative assessments
Use rubrics during instruction to guide the learning
Allow students to participate in self-assessment and goal setting

Helping Students Understand Assessment
Educational Leadership Magazine

Assessment Through the Student's Eyes
Educational Leadership Magazine

Examples of Student-Centered Assessment Tools
Virginia Tech


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		The 21st Century Classroom Balanced Assessment The diverse information needs of the state, county, school, and individual can only be met by assessment systems that balance classroom and standardized assessments: Summative Assessment - Assessment of Learning Event after learning that verifies learning Used for accountability and to inform about student, school, and system performance Measure individual and group achievement in core subjects aligned to WV CSOs that include 21st Century Skills and Tools District Benchmark Assessments WESTEST / Online Writing Assessments / Online Technology Assessment Formative Classroom Assessment For Learning - A process during learning Provide students, teachers, and parents with continuing evidence of student progress Student Involvement is key Occur throughout learning to diagnose student needs, plan instruction, and provide students with feedback they can use to improve the quality of their work Learner-centered; Promote effective teaching strategies; Ongoing support for student growth Authentic; Include multiple performance-based measures Creative Curriculum / DIBELS / Instructional Guides / Odyssey & Riverdeep / TechStep / Writing Roadmap / Acuity (2009-2010) Rubric for 10th Grade Writing Assessment Rubric for 7th Grade Writing Assessment Rubric for 4th Grade Writing Assessment Guidelines for Developing Assessments, WVDE Assessment Strategies - Intel Plans for Planning Assessments - Intel Assessment Plans - Intel From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools A 6-page article by Rick Stiggins promoting balanced assessment Assessment FOR Learning Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Assessment Without Victims: An Interview with Rick Stiggins National Staff Development Council Instructional Module on Assessment at Edutopia What is a Performance Task? Grant Wiggins on Assessment *Chapter 1 of Understanding by Design* by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Classroom Assessment The Five Keys to Quality Assessment A 2-page pdf 21st Century Teachers - Use assessment to modify instruction Use targets as defined by state standards Ues a variety of classroom, benchmark, and summative assessments Use rubrics during instruction to guide the learning Allow students to participate in self-assessment and goal setting Helping Students Understand Assessment Educational Leadership Magazine Assessment Through the Student's Eyes** Educational Leadership Magazine Examples of Student-Centered Assessment Tools Virginia Tech Site developed and maintained by © Janet Benincosa