What are teacher questioning strategies?
This Learning Point explains questioning strategies as a powerful tool for teachers and students to collect and use information about student understanding in order to move learning forward.
What conditions are necessary for successful implementation of formative assessment?
This Learning Point summarizes the conditions necessary for effective use of formative assessment practices in a classroom, as originally described in a white paper by Margaret Heritage, Nancy Gerzon, and Marie Mancuso
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive, balanced assessment system?
This Learning Point provides an overview of the components of a balanced assessment system.
What does it mean to use matrix sampling in student assessment?
This ThinkPoint describes what matrix sampling is, when it might be used, and some of the benefits and challenges of using it when assessing all students in a group may not be necessary.
What do we mean by “equitable grading”?
This Learning Point raises awareness of how our common, century-old grading practices perpetuate achievement disparities, and describes the ways teachers and schools might move to more equitable grading practices.
What do we mean by assessment literacy?
The basics of assessment literacy are described in this Learning Point.
What do we mean by equity in assessment?
This ThinkPoint describes the importance of creating equitable education systems—including equitable assessment practices—in which all students have the support and resources they need to reach their full potential. It defines what we mean—and do not mean—by “equity in assessment” and proposes 10 Components of an Equitable Assessment System built on three Foundational Convictions that all schools should aspire to.
What do we mean by formative assessment?
Formative assessment, as defined in the Michigan FAME program, is described in this Learning Point.
What do we mean by interim/benchmark assessments?
Interim benchmark assessments are described in this Learning Point.
What fundamental understandings are necessary for assessment literacy?
The Learning Point briefly describes the six basic assessment understandings needed by educators.
What impact will Next Generation Science Standards have on assessment?
The impact of the Next Generation Science Standards on science assessment is described in this Learning Point.
What institutional changes would promote competency-based education models?
Performance assessments, the formative assessment process, and student-centered classrooms all contribute to the success of competency-based education (CBE) models of classroom instruction. But classrooms function within institutions. This ThinkPoint explores the institutionalized practices that will have to be overturned for the principles of competency-based education to become reality in classrooms.