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Assessment Literacy in a Better Assessment Future

  • Susan M. Brookhart

    Susan M. Brookhart, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the School of Education at Duquesne University, USA. She is also an independent educational consultant, professional developer, and author who has done professional development with schools, districts, states and provinces nationally and internationally. Dr. Brookhart’s interests include the role of both formative and summative classroom assessment in student motivation and achievement, the connection between classroom assessment and large-scale assessment, and grading. Dr. Brookhart was the 2007-2009 editor of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, a journal of the National Council on Measurement in Education. She is author or co-author of twenty books and numerous articles and book chapters on classroom assessment, teacher professional development, and evaluation. She received the 2014 Jason Millman Award from the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness (CREATE) and the 2015 Samuel J. Messick Memorial Lecture Award from Educational Testing Service.

Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 8. Juni 2023
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Abstract

This article offers a perspective on two questions: (1) How will a better assessment future differ from the current assessment landscape? (2) What will assessment literacy look like in that future? Answers will be based on a recent large-scale review of research in the area of assessment to inform teaching and learning and professional development work with teachers. The article will focus on identifying what will change—and is changing—in assessment, what can be expected to stay the same, and how that affects assessment literacy needs for teachers, school leaders, and students.

About the author

Susan M. Brookhart

Susan M. Brookhart, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the School of Education at Duquesne University, USA. She is also an independent educational consultant, professional developer, and author who has done professional development with schools, districts, states and provinces nationally and internationally. Dr. Brookhart’s interests include the role of both formative and summative classroom assessment in student motivation and achievement, the connection between classroom assessment and large-scale assessment, and grading. Dr. Brookhart was the 2007-2009 editor of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, a journal of the National Council on Measurement in Education. She is author or co-author of twenty books and numerous articles and book chapters on classroom assessment, teacher professional development, and evaluation. She received the 2014 Jason Millman Award from the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness (CREATE) and the 2015 Samuel J. Messick Memorial Lecture Award from Educational Testing Service.

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