DESCRIPTION
There is an unfortunate “urban legend” about balanced assessment systems. Many appear to think that an assessment system is balanced when it includes summative, interim, and formative components. This is not true. This session discusses the key features of various types of assessments and helps participants understand how to evaluate components of an assessment system in light of the intended purposes and uses. We discuss, specifically, what it takes for assessments to be instructionally useful as well as the power of curriculum-embedded, unit-based assessments.
PRESENTERS
Scott Marion, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Assessment
Lorrie Shepard, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
VIDEO
SLIDES
RESOURCES
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING
ASSESSMENT AUDITS: A REVIEW OF EXISTING TOOLS
PAST SESSIONS
INTRODUCTION TO BALANCED SYSTEMS OF ASSESSMENT (4/1)
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CURRICULUM & LEARNING PROGRESSIONS IN BALANCING ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS (4/13)
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING SESSIONS
THEORIES OF ACTION AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING & IMPLEMENTING BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS (5/11)
DOES IT QUACK LIKE A DUCK? WOULD I KNOW A BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IF I SAW ONE? (5/27)
RESOURCE TYPE
Media, Professional Learning
TYPE OF AUDIENCE
Site Administrator / Instructional Coach, Systems Leadership, Teacher
TOPIC AREA
Continuous Improvement, Equity, LCAP
KEYWORDS
Assessment, Leading Forward