Indicator 5

Teachers shall use varied assessment strategies to determine student knowledge, skills, and competencies and to assess student growth over time.

What to Look for:

Do all teachers use a variety and range of classroom assessment strategies? Are teachers able to determine which tools and strategies are most effective for assessing particular outcomes?

• all teachers are well versed in various approaches to assessment and grading including alternative assessment strategies that extend the teacher's understanding of student learning beyond the results of traditional paper-and-pencil tests
• exhibitions and performance assessment approaches are used routinely by most teachers
• portfolio assessment is used in areas such as writing and the arts to measure growth in learning over time
• authentic assessment approaches are used to expose students to real world interpretations of their work
• teacher collaboration is evident in determining appropriate approaches for assessing particular outcomes