I believe that as education becomes more individualized and differentiation becomes a mainstay in classrooms. It is important that we assess student ability in effective and efficient ways. The implications of our culture of data can overwhelm and dishearten teachers, as well as discourage and disenfranchise students.
We cannot ask our students to be accountable for what they have not been taught. Nor can we expect our students to use skills, strategies, or reasoning which they have not been provided opportunity to apply in practice. Assessment needs to be an opportunity for the learner to "show off" what they've learned.
It doesn't really matter what type of assessment (ongoing, progress monitoring, formative, summative, or other), if we don't completely understand the how, why or what, then we have potential systemic issues.
So, I guess this is where I shall continue my personal exploration:
If the goal is to activate and empower the learning process, how does effective assessment fit into this perspective?
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