Overview: In Week 2, you will explore the purpose of assessment. You will examine the advantages and disadvantages of various assessments utilized in many K – 12 settings. Education is driven by outcomes. As a leader in education, you will be expected to analyze the goals and assumptions inherent in different assessment instruments as part of evaluating curriculum and instruction.
Part A – Mastery-Level Grading or Standards-Based Grading
Brookhart and Nitko (2019) suggest that increased teaching, teacher effort, and working more effectively constitute “positive test preparation” because these actions result in increased student learning (p. 779). The authors, however, dissuade the use of high-stakes test preparation strategies such as coaching and the reallocation of instructional time and resources because they narrow the scope of what is taught in classrooms to cover only sample test items.
In today’s high-stakes testing environment, consider how you, as a K–12 administrator, would respond to Brookhart and Nitko’s assertions.
Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
Brookhart, S. M., & Nitko, A. J. (2019). Educational assessment of students (8th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc.
Part B – Article Synthesis
Select and read 2 of the Week 2 articles provided in the attachments to this post.
Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
Part 3 – Summative Assessment: Assumptions and Goals of Assessment Tools [
As the leader of your school district’s assessment and evaluation team, you have been asked to share information about two formal assessment tools with parents, teachers, administrators, and the larger community.
Identify 2 formal assessment tools used in a school district of your choice. Select assessments relevant to your current placement and/or your doctoral studies. For example, secondary teachers might consider the ACT, SAT, and/or state-mandated proficiency tests.
Create a 12- to 16-slide presentation providing an analysis of each assessment. Your presentation should:
Include speaker notes with your presentation. Speaker notes should be detailed and thoroughly cited with references.
Include a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed scholarly references with a copy and/or link to the assessments you reviewed.
WEEK 2 Learning Activities
Educational Assessment of Students, Ch. 7
Read Ch. 7, “Diagnostic and Formative Assessments.”
Educational Assessment of Students, Ch. 16
Read Ch. 16, “Standardized Achievement Tests.”
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