Targeted Resources
Recommendation 2—Instruction,
Assessment, and Intervention
Targeted Resources Related to Assessment
These online resources are organized to serve as catalysts for discussion and professional collaboration targeted to the topic of assessment.
Related Links
- American Educational Research Association (AERA, (Outside Source)
- Analyzing Two Assumptions Underlying the Scoring of Classroom Assessments, (PDF; Outside Source), Robert Marzano.
- Assessment and Accountability: Six Habits of a Highly Effective District, (Outside Source), SchoolsMovingUP.
- Assessment to Guide Instruction—tools and links, SchoolsMovingUp, (Outside Source), WestEd initiative.
- Assessment Resources, (Outside Source) from the Coalition of Essential Schools.
- Bernhardt, Victoria L. Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement (Second edition). Chico, Calif.: Education for the Future, 2003.
- Bernhardt, Victoria L. Using Data to Improve Student Learning in School Districts. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye on Education, 2006.
- CAHSEE materials, California Department of Education.
- CalEdFacts is a compilation of statistics and information on a variety of issues concerning education in California, California Department of Education.
- Developing Local Benchmark Assessments, Original Taking Center Stage.
- Education Data Partnership, (Outside Source), Ed data.
- English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA). (DOC; 7.52MB; 45pp.), part of the Academic Program Survey.
- Fair Test, (Outside Source), The National Center for Fair and Open Testing.
- Key Elements of Testing (PDF; 146KB; 8pp.), California Department of Education.
- Marzano Research Laboratory, (Outside Source), Free Resources
- National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), (Outside Source)
- Professional Considerations: Assessment, California Department of Education.
- Program Resources - Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR), California Department of Education.
- Self-Scoring Guide for Assessment and Accountability, Original Taking Center Stage, Appendix 4-B.
- Testing: the California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, (PDF; 2MB; 134pp.), Fact Book 2005, 37.
- The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, (Outside Source), American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education.
- Writing Prompt Guidelines for Teacher Teams, Original Taking Center Stage, Appendix 3-E.
Note: Taking Center Stage—Act II (TCSII) includes references and links to third party resources (outside links) that middle grades educators and stakeholders may find thought provoking and a catalyst for discussion and professional collaboration in their quest to improve their schools. Specific references or links by the California Department of Education in TCSII to third party resources, products, processes, or services, or the presence of trade names, trademarks, or other vendor identifiers, do not constitute assessment or imply endorsement by the Middle Grades Improvement Office or the California Department of Education.
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