Resource Bank

This resource is part of the DfES resource “Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools” and is a product of the Department of Education, UK.  It includes links to the original "Inside the Black Box" research publications.

This graphic depicts considerations and conditions that promote a school culture of using assessment data to support and advance learning.

This infographic lists 9 beliefs for a district's consideration.

Cognitive science tells us multiple factors can be motivating to students in assessment practice.

This article outlines how to achieve a balanced assessment system, and the components in such systems.

Schedule and registration link for 2018-19 Assessment Learning Network events

Student Achievement Partners developed this report to share research and progressions of prioritized content standards for ELA (K-12) and Mathematics (K-8) for the purpose of finding efficiencies in the curriculum as we return to school fall 2020 during COVID-19

This case study illustrates how participation in the Michigan Assessment Consortium’s Achieving Better Classroom Assessment (ABCA) helped one administrator define a strategy and create an outline for a three-year plan to build knowledge and understanding of three linked concepts: assessment literacy, a balanced assessment system, and formative assessment as a process. It also describes the detailed implementation plan that allowed her to embed this strategy into the work of the South Redford School District.

This source is a suggested resource to supplement the November 22nd, 2019 ALN event.

This article from the FAME research team highlights teacher’s use of formative assessment to improve their own practice.

This ThinkPoint, authored by Dr. Stuart Kahl, describes how curriculum-embedded performance assessment and portfolios might be used in place of conventional measures in accountability systems.