Assessments do not function only to provide a grade for students. For an assessment to be worthwhile, it must supply a reliable measure of student understanding. Then, teachers can form a plan of what next steps need to be taken to increase understanding, students have a starting place on which to base new knowledge, and parents have concrete proof of their child’s progress.
Provide information (to teachers, students, and parents) about the levels of understanding that students are reaching
Big Sky Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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