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3.5 Students Know What is Required Assessments are used to re-focus student learning on targets to enable them to meet/exceed standards. 
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Related Resources Tools AIMS Sample Tests This site presents sample test items and scoring guidelines for Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards at the elementary and secondary school levels. These tests are accessible to Arizona schools for educational purposes. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education 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 No Child Left Behind Overview This overiew of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) provides select Department of Education guidance, regulations, legislation, and announcements. For easy reference, resources are organized by key NCLB topics. Publisher: Southwest Comprehensive Center Articles NEW! Formative Assessment and Next-Generation Assessment Systems: Are We Losing an Opportunity? This article discusses the common misconceptions of formative assessment, and then provides descriptions and the distinctions of effective formative assessment instruction. Author: Margaret Heritage Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers NEW! Providing Feedback with Written Comments Improves Student Learning Skills This article discusses how specific feedback encourages students to be insightful about their role as a learner and provides them guidance in the process of learning. Author: Chris Frawley Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: VCU Training and Technical Assistance Center A Culture of Learning: Student-Centered Goals This article disucsses the factors considered in setting goals which include rationale, action plan, timeline, evidence, implementation, and reflection. Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: WestEd Assessing Student Engagement Rates This article defines student engagement and describes various methods used to measure it, both in empirical research studies and at the classroom level. Author: Elaine Chapman Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) 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 Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers This group of resources is designed to guide the delivery of instruction for adolescent struggling readers and deepen knowledge of reading-related issues. Author: Joseph K. Torgesen Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Center on Instruction Helping Students Cope with Test Anxiety This article discusses the characteristics of test anxiety and provides some suggestions to help students overcome the fear of testing. Author: Henry L. Harris and Doris R Coy Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) 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) 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 Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning This guide recommends a set of actions that reflect the process of teaching and learning. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: U.S. Department of Education Scoring Rubrics: What, When and How? This article explains the different forms of scoring rubrics, why scoring rubrics are helpful, and provides a process for developing scoring rubrics. Author: Barbara M. Moskal Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation The Best Value in Formative Assessment This article describes the usefulness and differences of summative and formative assessments. Author: Stephen Chappuis and Jan Chappuis Publication Date: January 2008 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) The First Five Minutes Are Critical The authors explain the importance of making every second in the classroom count, as well as provide examples of how to utilize the first five minutes of class. Author: Harry and Rosemary Wong Publication Date: 2000, November Publisher: Teacher.Net Gazette Useful Links AIMS Support Materials AIMS Support Materials are provided to support students in the understanding of the Arizona Academic Standards and to improve student performance on AIMS. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Arizona High School Graduation Requirements This table provides a summary of the Arizona High School Graduation Requirements. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Arizona State Board of Education Connecting Formative Assessment Research to Practice: An Introductory Guide for Educators This publication provides an introductory overview of effective formative assessment. Author: Christopher Brandt and Nick Pinchok Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Learning Point Associates Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English Online This dictionary provides definitions in student-friendly terms. Click on the icon in the middle of the page to search for word definitions. Publisher: LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH Looking at Student Work This website provides useful information that can be used to increase the capacity of the instructional staff to effectively use curricular and data resources. The web site focuses on the examination of student work in ways that emphasize: • teachers looking together at student work with colleagues • focusing on small samples of student work • reflecting on important questions about teaching and learning • using structures and guidelines ("protocols") for looking at and talking about student work This site includes sample protocols for examining student work, articles, books and a virtual protocol that allows you to hear the "conversation" during a protocol. Links to other helpful websites that are related to examining student work are included. 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 Other Resources Six-Trait Writing Materials for H.S. AIMS Sample papers are provided to strenghten the understanding of what is expected in the writing portion of the AIMS test. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making This guide offers five recommendations to help educators effectively use data to monitor students’ academic progress and evaluate instructional practices. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: U.S. Department of Education ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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