Designing 21st Century Universal Classrooms

Assessment Overview

Assessment involves both gathering information and using that information as a means to improve teaching and learning at the individual, classroom, school, and district levels. It includes making expectations explicit and public, and setting appropriate criteria and high standards. It centers on gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine set goals for continuous improvement and determine means of achieving those goals. Assessment is not a single set of actions, but an ongoing cyclical process.

Assessment at CCSU:

• consists of an ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of information;
• focuses on assessment results to improve programs, services, teaching, and learning;
• helps us evaluate the degree to which we are fulfilling our mission;
• facilitates broad communication and dialogue centering on outcomes; and
• includes both quantitative and qualitative data.

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is the practice of frequently monitoring and assessing the learning of all students and adjusting instruction to better meet their needs. CCSU recognizes the critical importance of formative assessment in ensuring that all students make continuous progress in reaching and exceeding standards. By placing an emphasis on formative assessment, or assessment for learning, CCSU works to promote classroom practices in on-going monitoring of student learning by gathering evidence of understanding and misunderstanding on concepts, content, and skills. Providing continual feedback to learners enables both students and teachers to work together to close gaps between current learning and established learning intentions. More about Formative Assessment…

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