Students need 21st century competencies to succeed in school, work and civic life. But assessing those competencies is challenging.
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How do attitudes and beliefs about assessment affect teaching and learning in your school? In partnership with ISTE, the Center has created a guide that’s intended to help school and […]
The Center has long advocated that schools and districts undertake thoughtful reviews of the assessments they require, so they create a system of assessments that provides the information they need, […]
The District Assessment Procurement Protocol (DAPP) is designed to support school district leaders as they select high-quality assessment products that serve the specific information needs of their district. The tool […]
This document lays out a few high-level principles and practices around cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) / diagnostic classification models (DCMs) that are commonly of relevance for practical applications of these models. The document has […]
Designing a balanced district assessment system is difficult work that requires stakeholders with different levels of responsibility and authority to come to a common understanding about the purpose of an […]
Improving the Selection, Use, and Evaluation of Interim Assessments Interim Assessment Toolkit Part 1: Identifying Assessment Gaps and Needs Interim Assessment Toolkit Part 2: Assessment Characteristics and Evidence of Quality […]
This policy brief summarizes our paper, presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, on the design considerations for balanced systems of assessment. We also […]
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, presents a discussion of design considerations for balanced systems of assessment. It also provides an […]
This paper, produced in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC), addresses the purposes and principles of local accountability practices that complement state and federal systems.
Assessment in the Classroom – Bringing It All Together Thursday, September 18th Agenda Time Topic 7:30am Registration & Breakfast 8:30am Welcome to the 2014 Reidy Interactive Lecture SeriesBrian Gong, Center […]
This paper provides a foundation for developing and using replacement units to help local educators upgrade their curriculum and instruction to meet the expectations in the Common Core State Standards. […]
High quality local assessment systems may offer great promise for truly improving teaching and learning. Yet these designs are not without their challenges. In this CCSSO presentation we discuss and […]
High quality local assessment systems may offer great promise for truly improving teaching and learning. Yet these designs are not without their challenges. In this CCSSO presentation we discuss and […]