This post was written by member Susan Murphy. I have always dreaded midterm week because the entire process is time consuming, frequently painful, and often fruitless. This year, instead of…
…Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment. Filkins and the other participants in the discussion pointed to formative assessment techniques, including systematic observation of students in action (“kidwatching”)…
This text is excerpted from Authentic Assessments for the English Classroom by Joanna Dolgin, Kim Kelly, and Sarvenaz Zelkha, available from NCTE. To believe in authentic forms of assessment ….
…assessment systems than they had under No Child Left Behind and the waiver system it spawned. States will now be genuine authors of their plans to assess student learning and…
This post was written by NCTE member Chris Hass, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. Several years ago, my principal called for a grade-level meeting to…
…assessment, standardized assessment, portfolios, standards-based grading, and more. Go to the Literacy in Learning Exchange to learn more. Using Social Networks to Build and Share Collective Wisdom: #WhatWeHonor. When we…
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by NCTE member Chris Hass, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. Many of…
…SAT the public doesn’t know much about what happens in literacy assessment at the college level. Some of the most innovative advances in assessment are born and thrive in higher…
…great example of one of the many ways we’re using what we learn from the Assessment Story Project to rethink what assessment really entails. Summer is an important time for…
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by NCTE members Kathryn Pierce and Chris Hass, members of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment….
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