Taking a Formative Assessment Stance
Much attention has been paid to the big high-stakes assessments that are raising blood pressure across the country—but there’s another kind of assessment that gets used even more in successful…
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Writing and Human Judgment
…the next few weeks, we will unpack each one. This week, we will look at: “Assessment of writing involves complex, informed, human judgment.” Assessment of writing occurs for different purposes….
Human Judgment and Writing
…weeks, we have unpacked the first nine. Today, we will finish and look at: “Assessment of writing involves complex, informed, human judgment.” Assessment of writing occurs for different purposes. Instructors…
Product or Process? Perspectives on Portfolio Assessments in Community College Composition
…work, often in multiple drafts and across multiple genres. A final reflective essay puts the emphasis firmly on growth and on self-assessment. Bringing Clarity to the Writing Process For…
Status Update: ESEA Reauthorization and NCTE’s Recommendations
…of a limited set of evidence-based practices on which state and local literacy grant funding may be spent. Recommendation #2: Fund and Encourage Assessments for Learning and Innovation in Assessment…
Is the Assessment Tail Wagging the Dog?
…up with a better way to think about assessment way back in 1994 (updated in 2009). Perhaps it’s time to revisit the Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing….
Assessment Outside the Box (or Bubble)
…Participate in the Assessment Story Project and take this survey to share your perspectives. Help raise awareness of all the great ways we can use assessment. Share your pictures today….
Mrs. Stuart Goes to Washington: Policy Brief, Assessment and Back to School
…that it seemed like a simple idea. Miah and I discussed how complicated writing assessment is, especially if it is assessment that you are going to use to make claims…
Connected Educator Month 2015
…theme leader. Our topic is, “Innovations in Assessment“. Assessment is something educators use daily to gauge what students are learning and inform how they teach. Assessments come in many different…
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Under an umbrella that encompasses the wide assessment types and purposes, the National Council of Teachers of English is leading the theme “Innovations in Assessment” for Connected Educator Month 2015….
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