Common-Core Tests Dig Deep to Assess Learning, Study Says
"On the Road to Assessing Deeper Learning: The Status of Smarter Balanced and PARCC Assessment Consortia"
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Tests now being designed for the common standards are likely to gauge deeper levels of learning and have a major impact on classroom instruction, according to a study of the common assessments released last week.
The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards & Student Testing, or CRESST, at the University of California, Los Angeles, analyzed the work done so far by the two consortia of states designing the tests. The center concludes that the assessments hold much promise for improving teacher practice and student learning but cautions that key financial, technical, and political challenges lie ahead.
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