On a continual basis, accomplished teachers monitor the progress of individual students, evaluate classes as learning collectives, and examine their practice in relation to their students and their classes.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
“What teachers should know and be able to do”, (n.d.) p. 28.
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Assessment is how student learning is measured. It is an important part of the teaching and learning cycle.
Teachers perform a variety of formative assessments every day. The purpose of these assessments is for students to provide feedback that informs students and teachers about students’ ongoing learning. Teachers also administer summative assessments. These are often more visible to school administrators, families, or the broader public. The purpose of these assessments is to sum up what students know or can do in a particular subject area. Teachers need both kinds of assessments to help them understand how and what their students are learning. Schools need both kinds of assessments to monitor student progress and guide school-level discussions and decisions. Districts are required to administer and report to the Oregon Department of Education specific summative assessments. In this way, districts monitor student and school progress, and they stay in compliance with federal and state government mandates about accountability. (Source)
Students may take part in other kinds of assessments. Depending on the situation, students may be evaluated for learning differences, speech and language development, English and/or other language proficiency, college readiness, or advanced placement in college courses.
Families may opt out of or request exemptions from some federally or state-mandated assessments.
Every year, the Oregon Department of Education publishes school and district profiles and report cards. These reports compile student and staff demographic information and assessment results to provide information to students, families, and the broader public about how school districts and individual schools serve their students.
Students can benefit from both kinds of assessments when they can monitor and evaluate their own progress in learning. Families can talk to their children and schools about both kinds of assessments so that they can better understand their children’s progress in learning.
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