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Assessment Literacy Standards Glossary MAC , Inc. 2018

This living document, is continually updated on the MAC website to reflect terms used in the Assessment Literacy Standards as well as terms used in the MAC developed Assessment Learning Modules

Assessment Playbook for Distance and Blended Learning

This book by authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Vince Bustamante, and John Hattie offers advice for Measuring Student Learning in Any Setting.

Assessment Purposes

This is a document describing the different purposes of assessment developed by Ed Roeber.

Assessment Training Institute Website

This resources provides a link to the Assessment Training Institute and the myriad of resources that can be obtained there. 

Assessment Users and Uses

This document developed by Ed Roeber explains the different users and uses for assessment.

Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment (AAIA) 

The Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment (AAIA) promotes assessment practice that supports learning. The resources on this site are organized by Assessment of Learning and Assessment for Learning.

A Summary of Assessment Users

This chart details why different users require distinct assessments at varying times.

A Systems Perspective: Assessment Practice to Accelerate Learning in 2020-21

The recorded interview and Summary Handout features Ed Roeber, MAC Assessment Director. The interview suggests emphasizing the use of IEA's and formative practices with grade-level standards to support & accelerate learning.

A Thoughtful Educators Guide to Interim/Benchmark Assessment

This 20-page guide by Jim Gullen, PhD, is written with the aim to help the reader understand interim/benchmark assessments in the broader context of a balanced assessment system. Further, it addresses some of the characteristics of interim/benchmark assessments and how they are constructed. Gullen explores several potential uses of these types of assessments and addresses relevant issues related to each use.

Back-to-School 2020 Resources—Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

This page by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence includes resources, articles, and free webinars to address the emotional needs as communities head back to school.

Balanced Assessment Learning Points

Balanced Assessment Systems: Redefining Excellence In Assessment

Article identifies role of schools and potential of assessment practice and system to contribute productively to education