ERIC Number: ED658190
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 18
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Making Assessment Reports More Meaningful for Students & Families
Shayna Levitan; Nicholas Munyan-Penney
Education Trust
Statewide annual assessments are designed to help guide educational decisions by evaluating student growth and learning so resources can be equitably distributed. They also provide valuable individual results that summarize how each student is progressing against grade-level academic standards, identify additional ways their school system can support their academic success, and allow families to demand appropriate actions from their education leaders. This report offers guidance on how schools can better communicate the results of students' federally required annual tests so parents can be better informed about how their students are doing in school and work with educators to get appropriate support. Specifically, this brief: (1) Calls for individual assessment reporting results to be integrated into existing communications with families; (2) Highlights the role that trusted voices play in communicating this information; (3) Identifies best practices for designing individual score reports for students and families; and (4) Offers promising strategies and policy recommendations that advocates can push for to improve assessment reporting at the state level.
Descriptors: Measurement, Statewide Planning, Parent School Relationship, Student School Relationship, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization, Educational Indicators
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Education Trust
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