Background/Context As implementation of the Common Core Literacy Standards moves
ahead, teachers, students, and schools are discovering that the standards demand a great …

This study explored the data-based decision making of 12 teachers in grades 6–8 who were
asked about their perceptions and use of three required interim measures of reading …

These days, a growing chorus of parents, educators, and policymakers is voicing frustration
and anger with top-down accountability and high-stakes testing. As members of two not-for …

The term grading refers to at least two categories of teacher tasks: evaluating the quality of
individual examples of student work or performance with a grade, and reviewing student …

Good ideas, the best intentions, and a stirring vision aren't enough to effect change in
schools. Unstuck offers a road map to help schools change from the inside out instead of the …

Abstract Based on Black and Wiliam's seminal publication in 1998, a number of countries
have implemented formative assessment as a means of improving student learning …

This exploratory study sought to examine the relationship between teachers' use of formative
assessment and their self-efficacy beliefs. Specifically, this study involved a quantitative …

In recent years, at least from the advent of the standards movement in the 1980s (Porter,
1993), expectations have risen that all assessments—not just those designed to be used …

Student-led assessment has become the umbrella term for describing the range of
approaches by which students are involved in collecting and evaluating evidence of their …

For students with extensive support needs (ESN) who potentially produce variable
performances and need multiple experiences to master content and skills, best practice in …