Assessment

Assessments are used to measure student progress and guide instruction. Rigorous assessment design is essential to implementing the Common Core State Standards and helping New York City students attain career and college readiness.  The resources provided on this page are meant to build assessment literacy, help educators understand how to use assessments in the classroom and understand rigorous assessment design.

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  Rigor
  Learn more about how to evaluate rigor in the classroom and in assessment and how to engage students in rigorous practices.
  
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  Formative and Summative Assessment
  What are formative and summative assessments? Why are they important? How can they be used in the classroom?
  
  
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  Performance Based Assessment
  The new assessments aligned to New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards will include performance-based assessments. Learn more about performance-based assessment.