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 * Is Assessment Literacy the "Magic Bullet"?**

W. James Popham writes,

"Today’s educators are being called on, almost hourly, to make important decisions hinging on the results of educational assessments. Yet, in many instances the educators making those assessment-dependent decisions are doing so without a genuine understanding of educational assessment. Clearly, something is wrong with this picture.

If educators knew what they needed to know about assessment, would we see an instant, across-the-board improvement in schooling? If educators knew what they needed to know about assessment, would policymakers and the general citizenry begin showering pervasive applause on those who operate our schools? In other words, would a solid dose of “assessment literacy” for educators cure what’s ailing today’s education? The answer to all three questions is a regrettable NO."

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Assessment //for// learning occurs throughout the learning process. It is designed to make each student’s understanding visible so that teachers can decide what they can do to help students progress. . . In assessment //for// learning, teachers use assessment as an investigative tool to find out as much as they can about what their students know and can do, and what confusions, misconceptions, or gaps they might have