The foundation of assessment literacy is knowing the various types of assessments to determine which assessment type is most appropriate for a particular assessment need. Chapter 9 sets the stage for creating quality end-of-unit assessments. Individual educators and/or collaborative grade- and course-level teams design the end-of-unit assessment to directly align with the “unwrapped” Essential Standards and their corresponding levels of rigor—using questions they create themselves, those they select from district program assessment resources, and/or questions suggested by A.I. platforms or apps. In this way, students’ responses will provide educators with credible evidence as to the degree that students have achieved the full intent and rigor of the Essential Standards.

By blending assessment questions from both the selected-response and constructed-response formats—multiple-choice, short-response, and extended-response questions, respectively, along with the unit Essential Questions that students will respond to with their own Big Ideas—educators will create an assessment “photo album” that will capture all that students have learned during a unit of study.

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ASSESSMENT LITERACY TO CREATE QUALITY ASSESSMENTS