To provide an opportunity for teachers to better understand the automated scoring process used by the state of West Virginia on our annual West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2) Online Writing Assessment, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Office of Assessment and Accountability and the Office of Research conduct an…

After passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, states assumed greater responsibility for designing their own accountability and assessment systems. ESSA requires states to measure "higher order thinking skills and understanding" and encourages the use of open-ended performance assessments, which are essential for…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opened up new possibilities for how student and school success are defined and supported in American public education. States have greater responsibility for designing and building their assessment and accountability systems. These new opportunities to develop performance assessments are critically important…