{"id":1347,"date":"2017-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/new-inacol-issue-brief-redesigning-systems-assessments-student-centered-learning\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T21:16:13","slug":"new-inacol-issue-brief-redesigning-systems-assessments-student-centered-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/new-inacol-issue-brief-redesigning-systems-assessments-student-centered-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"New iNACOL Issue Brief: Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states now have increased flexibility to redesign their systems of assessments to better align to student-centered learning, allowing educators to focus on meeting students where they are so all can flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n

iNACOL has released a new<\/span> issue brief, <\/span>Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which <\/span>explores <\/span>opportunities for states under ESSA to redesign systems of assessments. The issue brief provides recommendations for state policymakers who are ready to support and enable student-centered teaching and learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

Assessment is essential for understanding what students have learned and for providing transparency and fairness when it comes to certifying mastery of knowledge and skills. Assessment can provide timely feedback to educators on where students are in their learning and to inform the supports that they need to succeed. In redesigning systems of assessments, state policymakers should consider what is needed to make assessment more meaningful and integrally linked to student learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a need to rethink the purpose and role of assessment in education systems. Systems of assessments that align to student-centered learning are important for the transformation to personalized, competency-based education systems that prepare all students for success. In addition, this brief introduces <\/span>balanced systems of assessments<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>assessment literacy<\/span><\/i> as two key concepts required for long-term sustainable systems transformation toward student-centered learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge ahead for policymakers is to reshape policies to enable student-centered teaching and learning. This will require creating balanced systems of assessments focused on students demonstrating mastery through authentic performance and creating evidence to: <\/span><\/p>\n