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Video: Margaret Heritage - Formative Assessment » Iowa Public Television
Interesting presentation; slides can be downloaded.
The concept of formative assessment
Succinct introduction by Carol Boston.
The Lexile Framework for Reading
Claims to be a "scientific" approach to reading and text measurement.
What Can History Teach Us? Raising the Standards and the Stakes
The current debate about testing is so heated, you might think statewide achievement exams are a bold new idea. Far from it, says UW College of Education Professor Nancy Beadie.
TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
Interesting free assessment resource
Assessment of Content Understanding through Science Explanation Tasks
Authors "found a recurring discrepancy between assessment scoring criteria and performance expectations. Without explicit scoring criteria to evaluate the language performance, it is difficult to determine how much of the overall performance quality can be attributed to language skills versus content knowledge. This is an especially important validity question for English Learners (ELs) under the current state assessment mandates."
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Our recent review of content assessments revealed that language expectations and
proficiencies are often implicitly embedded within the assessment criteria. Based on a
review of performance assessments used in high school biology settings, we have found a
recurring discrepancy between assessment scoring criteria and performance expectations.
Without explicit scoring criteria to evaluate the language performance, it is difficult to
determine how much of the overall performance quality can be attributed to language
skills versus content knowledge.
MCCREL Rubrics for Specific Tasks or Situations
A collection of "generic" rubrics for a wide range of intellectual tasks and skills.
Assessment Rubrics - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Everything you ever wanted to know about rubrics and more. It's important to note, however, that some of the models are much sounder than others. Be discriminating in the choices you make.
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Eight specific techniques; each includes a description, suggestions about what to do with the data when you get it, and an estimate of how much time is required in terms of both preparation and analysis.
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment ... - Google Book Search
There are a number of authentic assessment strategies described in this excerpt.
Assessment Strategies
Concise list that includes a matrix that matches each strategy to particular "learning outcomes" or domains/categories of learning.
What Are the Different Forms of Authentic Assessment?
Provides an overview and contrasts formal and informal assessment methods.
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