Educative assessment: designing assessments to inform and improve student performance

Abstract

Educative Assessment: A Vision. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT. Ensuring Authentic Performance. Providing Ongoing Feedback. Promoting Student Understanding. DESIGNING ASSESSMENTS. Standards and Criteria. Individual Performance Tasks. Scoring Rubrics. APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS. Portfolio as Evidence. Curriculum and Instruction. Grading and Reporting. Teaching and Accountability. CHANGING THE SYSTEM. Feasibility: Real and Imagined. Next Steps.