assessment for learning series overview and introduction

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent“Making Education Work for All Georgians”www.gadoe.org

Assessment for Learning Series

Overview and Introduction

Georgia Department of EducationAssessment and Accountability Division



Purpose of Assessment for Learning Series

Georgia is refining its assessments for students and working to ensure that students are provided with rigorous thinking experiences that lead to the mastery of learning standards. This series provides teachers with information about major concepts, key terms and examples of classroom-based assessments.



Assessment for Learning Series Supports The Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)

The series is aligned to the Teacher Assessment Performance Standards (TAPS):

1. Professional Knowledge2. Instructional Planning3. Instructional Strategies4. Differentiated Instruction5. Assessment Strategies

6. Assessment Uses7. Positive Learning Environment8. Academically Challenging

Environment9. Professionalism10. Communication



Topics in Assessment for Learning SeriesSeries 1Module 1: Understanding and Using Constructed Response Items in Elementary ClassroomsModule 2: Understanding and Using Constructed Response Items in Middle School ClassroomsModule 3: Understanding and Using Constructed Response Items in High School Classrooms

Series 2Module 4: How do I work through complex issues in student responses to items?Module 5: How can I improve students’ use of conventions through formative assessment?



Definitions of Assessment for Learning• Assessment for Learning involves “(1) teachers making adjustments to

teaching and learning in response to assessment evidence, (2) students receiving feedback about their learning with advice on what they can do to improve, and (3) students’ participation in the process through self-assessment.”– Black and Wiliam (1998)

• Assessment for Learning is a “formative process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning. “– The Council for Chief State School Officers, 2010

• Assessment for Learning “pertains to the formal and informal ways that both teachers and students gather and respond to evidence of learning.”– J. Chappius, Stiggins, S. Chappius and Arter (2012)



Using Assessment for Learning in Classrooms:A Continuous Cycle

Assess Current

Knowledge

DeconstructStandard

Create Lesson &

Assessment

Teach

Assess Learning

Provide Feedback

Redesign and Teach



Web Sites to Obtain Formative Assessment ItemsGeorgia Department of Education’s Formative Item Bankhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/OAS-Resources.aspx

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/ELA.htmhttp://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARRC)http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/default.aspx



Web Sites to Obtain Formative Assessment Items

Delaware Department of Educationhttp://www.doe.k12.de.us/aab/English_Language_Arts/linking_documents.shtmlhttp://www.doe.k12.de.us/aab/Mathematics/assessment_tools.shtml

Kentucky Department of Educationhttp://education.ky.gov/AA/items/Pages/K-PREPItems.aspx

New York State Education Departmenthttp://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-sample-questions

Louisiana Department of Educationhttp://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/practice-tests



Close-out

• The state of Georgia’s student assessments will change to include tasks that ask students to write explanations and show their work.

• The Assessment for Learning Series is designed to support teachers with understanding and using appropriate formative assessments as a classroom routine.



ReferencesBlack, P. J. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Arlington, VA: Phi Delta Kappan, 80, 139-48.

Chappius, J., Stiggins, R., Chappius, S., & Arter, J. (2012). Classroom assessment for student learning (2nd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Georgia Department of Education (2013). Georgia formative instructional practices online professional learning: Georgia FIP. www.gadoe.org/GeorgiaFIP

Heritage, M. (2010). Formative assessment and next-generation assessment systems: Are we losing an opportunity? Paper prepared for the Council of Chief State School Officers. National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing. Los Angeles, CA: University of California

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