Classroom Assessment for Learning

Why should you attend?

Experts agree and extensive research backs up the claim that applying the activities and principles of assessment for learning opens the door to better performance for all students. Several studies point to a marked increase in learning among students involved in effective classroom assessment practices; specifically an improvement in the range of 1.0 standard deviation, with the largest gains being made by low-achieving students. What can a 1.0 Standard Deviation score gain* mean for your students?

• A gain of over 30 percentile points on common standardized-achievement tests
• 100 SAT score points
• 5 ACT score points
• U.S. TIMSS rank movement from the middle of 41 nations to top 5 

*Figures are definitional equivalents based on the research summary from “Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment” (Black and Wiliam 1998)

What will you do during this workshop?

Spend two days preparing to translate research findings into improved performance for your students!

• Explore the research and the ETS/Assessment Training Institute materials to help understand the need for assessment literacy.
• Hone your knowledge of best practices in summative and instruction-based formative assessment, the building blocks for a balanced assessment system.
• Learn strategies for establishing and leading assessment literate learning teams.

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed for administrators and teachers who want to learn more about assessment literacy and the impact that it has on student improvement in the classroom.

What is Classroom Assessment for Learning?

The idea is simple; teachers clearly communicate expectations to their students—what the content and performance standards demand. With a vision of where they need to go and support from their teachers, students gain the skills and confidence needed to evaluate their own work and understand what they need to do to succeed. Students’ engagement and learning increase and performance improves—excellence is within reach of all students.

What will you take with you?

Classroom Assessment for Learning prepares you to help your colleagues master the use of assessment to improve student learning.

• Emerge ready to build assessment literate learning teams
• Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right–Using It Well (including a companion CD and DVD by Rick Stiggins, Judy Arter, Jan Chappuis, and Steve Chappuis)
• Acquire a complement of professional papers, handouts, and overheads to use and share with colleagues

Check out the other professional development programs we can customize for your school or district.

“This student-centered approach to assessment has profoundly changed the way our students view themselves and their learning. The effect this is having on our school and our district is impressive.”