A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades
This source is a suggested resource to supplement the November 22nd, 2019 ALN event.
Assessing English Language Learners
This paper presents a brief description of the assessments English learners are required to participate in.
Assessing Student Learning by Design by Jay McTighe
Assessing Students’ Affect Related to Assessment for Learning
This article by Stiggins and Popham includes inventories focused on four key variables relevant to AFL classrooms.
Assessing Students with Disabilities
This paper presents a brief description of the assessments students with disabilities are required to participate in.
Assessing the Learning That Matters Most: Bright Points of Light Challenges Taking it Forward, Institute for the Future of Learning
The appendices in this paper include many current resources that support the development and implementation of performance assessment.
Assessing with Respect: Meeting Students’ Social and Emotional Needs Through Better Evaluation
This MAC-exclusive article by our 2025-26 MAC Reads featured author is drawn from her book, Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs. Sackstein writes, “Reflecting on my journey as an educator, the moments that stand out aren’t the perfect test scores or the straight-A report cards. They’re the students who told me, ‘I finally love learning’, or ‘I’m not afraid to make mistakes anymore.’ That’s what Assessing with Respect is all about. It’s not just a book—it’s a call to action. A reminder that assessment should empower, not discourage. It should reflect the whole child, not just their output.”
Assessment Advances Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 Strategic Goals
The Top 10 in 10 goals for Michigan education are laid out in this table,
Assessment as a Positive Influence on 21st Century Teaching and Learning: A Systems Approach to Progress
Assessment as a Positive Influence on 21st Century Teaching and Learning: A Systems Approach to Progress, James W. Pellegrino. Educational Psychology, Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2014 , Pages 65-77. Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Assessment Blueprint Example & Template
This tool demonstrates a draft plan (blueprint), including: purpose, item rigor, item type, and item alignment to standards.
Assessment Crisis: The Absence of Assessment for Learning
This resource describes the impact of the absence of formative assessment in many classrooms.
Assessment For Learning: 10 Principles
This site offers a free download of the poster produced by the Assessment Reform Group (ARG) in 2002, which summarizes the key features resulting from research into Assessment for Learning.