Interim Assessments: A User's Guide

Autor/in	Marshall, Kim
Titel	Interim Assessments: A User's Guide
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 90 (2008) 1, S.64-68 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Administrator Effectiveness; Educational Change; Academic Achievement; Educational Improvement; Principals; Tutoring; Tutors; Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Schulleistung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Principal; Schulleiter; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Examination; Prüfung; Examen
Abstract	Interim assessments are hot in American schools. Also called benchmark or periodic tests, these assessments are given every four to nine weeks to check on students' progress. Although interim assessments are an important tool for school improvement, they are easy to misuse. In the author's work coaching principals in a number of districts, he has identified some common problems in the use of interim assessments. In this article, the author provides ten guidelines for using these tests effectively. These are: (1) build understanding and trust; (2) clarify learning outcomes; (3) set a multi-year target and annual SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, Time-bound) goals; (4) get good interim assessments; (5) schedule assessments and time for immediate follow-up; (6) involve teachers in making sense of the assessments; (7) display data effectively; (8) hold candid data meetings and planning for action; (9) involve students in the process; and (10) follow up relentlessly. (Contains 6 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10