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Commentary on K–12 Assessment

Measured Progress President Stuart Kahl published the following commentaries in Education Week and invites you to send your comments and questions.

Volume One, from Education Week, 2005–2006:

Where in the World Are Formative Tests? Right under Your Nose!
Coming to Terms with Assessment
Helping Teachers Make the Connection between Assessment and Instruction
Beware of Quick-Fix Tests and Prescriptions
Students Deserve Rich Test Questions
Self-Directed Learning Plus Formative Assessment Equals Individualized Instruction
So What's Next?

Volume One (collection of all seven commentaries)

Volume Two, from Education Week, 2006-2007:

Raising Questions or Providing Answers: Effective Use of Interim and Benchmark Assessments
Experience (Plus Training) Makes the Best Teachers
A Balanced Assessment System: A Different Perspective
The New Black Box of Assessment
NCLB Needs Quality Time
"We Tried It and It Didn't Work"

Volume Two (collection of all six commentaries)

Volume Three, from Education Week, 2007-2008:

It's Time to Teach and Test Outside the Box
Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Look Forward—and Backward
The Assessment-Literate School Administrator
Are Good Grading Practices Like Putting Your Thumb in Your Navel

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