Tag: Assessment Resources For Teachers

In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.

One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.

If we insist on outcomes-based, data-driven teaching, the traditional unit—at least in its current guise—has no business in our classrooms. 

Whether a formal test or an informal observation, the most important question every assessment should answer is, ‘What now?’

Assessment for learning is commonly referred to as formative assessment–that is, assessment designed to inform instruction.

It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.

Functionally, the purpose of assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. Of course, it’s not that simple.