Assessment

Assessment helps teachers gather useful evidence of student understanding—both formally and informally—to revise instruction and support learning.

The Fundamentals

An overview of what assessment is, what it’s for, and how it differs from grading or evaluation.

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Explore why we assess: to monitor learning, adjust instruction, report progress, and support growth.

Explore Purpose

Learn about diagnostic, formative, summative, criterion-based, and norm-referenced assessments.

See Types

Checklists, exit slips, student conferencing, journaling, and other quick ways to check for understanding.

Browse Ideas

Master essential terms like reliability, validity, benchmark, artifact, alignment, and more.

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Learn how to create, modify, and use rubrics and scoring guides to assess learning effectively.

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Go beyond the basics with deeper strategies, models, and teacher-centered approaches to authentic assessment.

Authentic Assessment

Design real-world performance tasks that connect learning to real-life application. Learn more →

Assessment in Project-Based Learning

Assess understanding throughout PBL, not just at the end. Explore strategies →

Inquiry-Driven Assessment

Use student questions and reflection to shape assessment. Read more →

Student-Led Assessment

Incorporate student self-assessment, goal-setting, and peer feedback. Try these tools →

Download our free set of checklists, rubrics, and reflection tools to simplify your assessment planning.

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A downloadable pack of ready-to-use scoring tools to help evaluate performance and understanding.

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