Resource Bank

This Learning Point defines both pre-test and pre-assessment and describes the distinction between the two processes.

This Learning Point explains why and how activating prior knowledge is important to the formative assessment process.

This Learning Point describes the difference between proficiency and growth in student achievement.

This graphic depicts how the formative assessment process has been conceptualized and is taught through the FAME program in Michigan.

This Learning Point briefly describes two concepts central to accurate student assessment: reliability (refers to the consistency of test scores) and validity (refers to the degree that a text measures what it purports to measure).

This Learning Point describes the basic steps in choosing an assessment for use in schools. 

This Learning Point will help to explain the critical role of a balanced assessment system and personnel that are highly skilled in the use of this assessment system to support effective implementation of multi-tiered system of support (MTSS).

This paper represents a transcript of the keynote presentation made by Michael Nettles during the 2021 Michigan School Testing Conference (MSTC). In his address, Nettles explores creating assessments that support equity and quality in education for all learners, especially those from emerging, demographically diverse populations.

This Learning Point describes several key assessment technical terms in non-technical language.

This Learn Point outlines the process a teacher uses in which students receive feedback that they can use to make adjustments in their learning tactics and set goals to improve their current and future work.

This Learning point describes the ongoing changes that teachers make to adjust teaching and learning and based on evidence in order to improve students'achievement of intended learning outcomes.

Diagnostic tests are defined, and their use described, in this Learning Point.