To improve student learning and success. Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether the goals of education are being met.
Assessment affects decisions about grades, placement, advancement, instructional needs, and curriculum (Edutopia, 2008).
Conversations, Observations, Products
“In all subjects and courses, students should be given numerous and varied opportunities to demonstrate the full extent of their achievement of the curriculum expectations.” (Growing Success, p. 17)