Student Assessment

External assessment, such as state or district assessment, communicates to students, teachers, parents, and the public what the state or district considers important to teach and learn in school (Bond & Cohen, 1991).

Classroom assessment, the day-to-day assessment of students by teachers in the classroom, communicates to students and parents what the school and teacher value in student performance.

Alternative assessment - any form of assessment that requires students to produce a response rather than select from a list of possible responses - measures the more complex learning goals that we now hold for students and supports the instruction needed to help students achieve these goals; because of these strengths, alternative assessments are becoming more common.

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