Assessment literacy includes three big ideas: What someone knows about assessment, what someone believes about assessment, and what someone does with assessment.
An Assessment Literate Individual:
- Understands the types and purposes of assessment;
- Believes that assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning;
- Utilizes data to drive informed decision-making for the success of every child.
Assessment is a vital part of teaching and learning. When used as intended, assessments:
- Inform action by removing “guess-work”
- Support curricular and instructional improvements
- Support student learning
Assessment Literacy Videos
What Resources are Available to Promote Assessment Literacy?
The resources below are developed for a wide variety of audiences and target key areas of assessment literacy.
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Statewide Assessment: The Truth Revealed |
Learn about statewide assessments (including federal requirements), how educators are involved in the test development process, what resources are available, how the results of these assessments are used, and more.
A certificate for one professional growth point will be rewarded at the completion of the Moodle course. |
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Why Is it Important to Assess? |
Why do we assess students? What can different stakeholders take away from assessment data? This resource explains the purpose of assessment and how it encourages informed decision-making by many parties. |
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Assessment Development Practices |
How are strong summative assessments created? This infographic describes the processes used to create state-wide assessments and how those processes can be integrated into the development of classroom assessments. |
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Targeting Student Needs using Formative Assessment I |
What is formative assessment and how does it relate to daily classroom instruction? These resources define formative assessment and provides examples of teachers using formative strategies in the classroom. |
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Targeting Student Needs using Formative Assessment II |
How can I implement a balanced system of assessment in my classroom? What are specific strategies that will strengthen student growth? These resources provide examples of formative strategies implemented to increase student growth. |
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Formative Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities |
What does formative assessment look like in a classroom for students with significant cognitive disabilities? This training provides teachers with support in collecting data to inform action for specific student populations. |
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Integrating Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom |
How can I use data to increase student growth? This infographic defines questions to ask from formative and summative data. |
