One misunderstanding about assessment of learning? That it's a one-way communication: the teacher provides feedback and students listen.

At the most basic level, these could be thumbs up/thumbs sideways/thumbs down. They could also be question marks and exclamation points.

18 of the best formative assessment tools for teachers--to glean data, take snapshots of understanding, create digital exit slips, and more.

Since students typically perform better on low-level thinking items, teachers may believe students understand more deeply than they actually do.

Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support and encourage students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.

Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning.

Teachers have moved from the question of “Should I use technology?” to “How can I integrate technology best, enhancing the learning experience without hijacking it?”

If the goal a student has to clear is absurdly low, then the assessment is not rigorous even though it is 'standards-based' testing and scoring.