Definition: Teachers give students assessments of learning to clarify where they stand and if they understand the concepts.
Elements Within the Component:
Clear Standards for Success
Collaborative goals, the characteristics of high-quality work, and the criteria established as evidence of success are clear to students and those supporting them.
Monitoring Student Understanding
Teachers and students are constantly monitoring learning and making use of specific strategies to elicit evidence of understanding.
Timely, Constructive Feedback
High-quality feedback comes from many sources, including students; it is specific and focused on improvement.
Example: The teacher reminds students of the characteristics of high-quality work (the assessment criteria), suggesting that the students themselves helped develop them.