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3.3 Assessment According to Standards Teachers assess learning, formulate classroom benchmarks based on standards, and communicate the results to students and families with respect to students' abilities to meet Arizona Academic Standards. 
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Related Resources Tools AIMS Website This website provides Arizona teachers, administrators, students, and parents access to the AIMS Hotline phone number for tutoring help, an overview of the AIMS test, sample tests, study guides, and information about tuition waivers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Dispelling the Myth - Online This web-based interactive data tool allows users to find preliminary information on high-poverty and or high-minority schools whose students receive high scores on state assessments. Thus, one can identify high-performing or improving schools based on demographic and achievement criteria. It is cautioned that the data posted do not provide a complete picture of each school and should be used in association with other information available from individual schools. Publisher: EdTrust Parent-friendly, Grade-level Standards Brochure This guide presents a sample of simple brochures designed to help parents understand what students are expected to learn at each grade level. The guide explains what the brochures are, why they are valuable, and what considerations other schools/districts need to assess in order to adapt them for local use. Publisher: Collaborative Communications Group Articles Eight Questions about Implementing Standards-Based Education This article, written by Robert Marzano, presents eight questions that are relevant to how standards-based education affects classroom instruction and assessment at the local level. Author: Robert Marzano Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools "As the mission of schools changes from ranking students to ensuring that all learn to specified standards, Mr. Stiggins argues that the purpose and form of assessments must change as well." Author: Rick Stiggins Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Helping Students Understand Assessment This article states that formative assessments promote learning when they help students address where they are going, where are they now, and they how can close that gap. Author: Jan Chappuis Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Useful Links Academic K-12 Standards This page displays the ADE Standards by area and level. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Alignment of Curriculum and Tests to Standards This page contains a brief article outlining four criteria from Achieve to determine if tests are aligned to the standards they are supposed to measure; also presents a broader definition of alignment from the National Education Association. Publisher: National Education Association Arizona Department of Education Teacher Resources This link leads to various teacher resources listed by the Arizona Department of Education. ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved.  |
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