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3.4 Assessments Aligned to Standards School and classroom assessments are aligned to the Arizona Academic Standards and/or performance objectives. 
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Related Resources Tools Arizona Academic K-12 Standards The ADE site offers all of Arizona's standards for download, by area and by level, along with the standards implementation timeline and an order form to purchase printed copies of the standards. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Building an Interim Assessment System: A Workbook for School Districts This workbook contains the vision, infrastructure, and resource questions critical to a thorough, district-level self-examination of readiness for an interim assessment system. Author: Eric Crane Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers Designing Scoring Rubrics for Your Classroom This article explains how rubrics are used in performance assessment. Describes the different types of rubrics, steps for their design, and where to find additional resources for their development. Author: Craig Mertler Publication Date: 2001 Articles Alignment of Standards and Assessments as an Accountability Criterion This article explores the concept of alignment, its methodological considerations, and why it is a key issue in an era of high-stakes testing. The author explains different dimensions of alignment (content and depth), as well as the alignment process. Author: Pau lLa Marca Publication Date: 2001 Assessment FOR Learning, the Achievement Gap, and Truly Effective 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: 2008 Publisher: ETS 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) If You Hate Standards, Learn to Love the Bell Curve This article presents how the system of standards and testing may be flawed is better than the alternatives for assessing student performance. Note: Edweek requires a registration to read the article. Author: Douglas Reeves Publisher: Education Week Interim Assessments: A User's Guide The author argues that in order to reduce achievement score gaps, we must advocate rebalancing assessment priorities to bring classroom assessment into the equation. Author: Kim Marshall Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Standards: Here Today, Here Tomorrow This article contends that while surveys indicate most parents and educators are in favor of standards, they must be executed properly in order to be effective. This is seen to require that standards are teachable, and rigorous yet reasonable, that tests of those standards adhere to certain criteria, and that teachers receive the proper training to help students reach those standards. Author: Mathew Gandal and Jennifer Vranek Publication Date: September, 2001 Publisher: Educational Leadership The Concept of Formative Assessment The author discusses the importance of the "many opportunities" to assess how students are learning and then use this information to make beneficial changes in instruction during the course of a year. Resources for teachers interested in formative assessment are included. Author: Carol Boston Publication Date: 2002 The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring that All Students are on Target for College and Career Readiness before High School This article discusses the importance of the middle grades in ensuring students are prepared for college. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: ACT Using Data to Drive Student Achievement in the Classroom and on High-Stakes Tests This article discusses the importance of current and accurate data to assist student achievement. Author: Greg Decker Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: THE Journal Online: Technological Horizons in Education Useful Links NEW! The Common Core State Standards Initiative The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. Science Resource Page This page provides links to help teachers implement the Arizona Science Standard, including links to the Science Standard, AIMS information related to science, ADE professional development opportunities, state and national organizations, and resources for science teachers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education The Curriculum Mapping Knowledge Base This webpage is an online resource supporting the development and use of curriculum mapping. Publisher: Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy for College and Career Success This report focuses on standards and assessments, data systems, great teachers and leaders, and re-engineering struggling schools. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Carnegie Council for Advancing Adolescent Literacy ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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