Reflecting on and Improving Accountability Systems: Promises and Challenges Agenda Thursday, September 21st Time Topic 9:00am Welcome and Introduction to RILSScott Marion, Center for Assessment 9:15am What Problems are Current […]
Types: Presentation
Pressure to improve our school accountability systems is mounting. Criticism of accountability isn’t new, but it intensified in 2020, driven by two unprecedented crises: COVID-related school closures and a national […]
More than a dozen states are exploring or piloting through-year assessments to replace their current end-of-year summative test for accountability. Although moving to a through-year assessment program may provide a […]
The pandemic has changed the accountability landscape. States are experiencing different challenges as they restart their ESSA accountability in 2022. To better understand the impact of the pandemic on states’ […]
Assessment and Accountability to Monitor and Support Learning Recovery Agenda Thursday, September 22nd Time Topic 9:00am Welcome: Best Practices in Using Assessment to Monitor andSupport the RecoveryScott Marion, Center for […]
This paper describes a set of studies conducted to help understand the effects of pandemic-related disruptions on students’ academic performance during the 2020-2021 academic year in the state of Utah. […]
From Session 4 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: The final session will involve turning the tables. Center for Assessment professionals and some external experts will be invited to […]
From Session 3 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Technical and logistical issues associated with through-year designs are not for the faint of heart. What sounds like a simple […]
From Session 2 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Claims are the foundation for design and validation. This session will include representatives from states and vendors to address some […]
From Session 1 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Given the considerable variety of designs using the terms “through course,” “through year,” “distributed assessment,” or others, we start the […]
Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight the need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.
The purpose of this symposium was to explore a needs-based assessment model approach to identify, support, and sustain the development of K-12 educators’ assessment literacy capacities in ways that are […]
Design Innovation in Educational Assessment Systems Agenda Wednesday, September 15th Time Topic 1:00pm Introduction to Design Innovation – Design and innovation in the creation of educational assessment systems.Charles DePascale, Center […]
This presentation provides an introduction to theories of action in the context of balanced assessment systems. The goal of this work is to make explicit the key design decisions that […]
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assessment and Accountability Agenda Date/Time Topic August 11, 20203:30 – 5:00pm EDT Assessment for Fall 2020This webinar is based on a paper sponsored by […]
The landscape of statewide, large-scale educational assessment is shifting away from “stand-alone” summative assessments and toward integrated sets of assessments designed to support various interpretations and uses. This coordinated session […]
This presentation illustrates how the Center for Assessment uses Lave and Wenger’s (1991) concept of “legitimate peripheral participation” in our work to improve assessment literacy at scale.
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 […]