31 Grant Wiggins 2006 <p>Curriculum design expert Grant Wiggins makes this heretical statement in a recent Edutopia magazine article -- and we think you'll agree! He writes: &quot;Seem crazy? Substitute *feedback* for *assessment*, and you'll better understand what I mean. The point of assessment in education is to advance learning, not to merely audit absorption of facts.&quot; Wiggins highlights the work of two British researchers who found that improving the quality of classroom feedback offers the greatest performance gains of any single instructional approach. &quot;This just makes sense. The more you teach without finding out who understands the information and who doesn't, the greater the likelihood that only already-proficient students will succeed.&quot; </p> <p>Wiggins, G. (2006). Healthier testing made easy: The idea of authentic assessment. <i>Edutopia (April 2006).&nbsp;</i>Retrieved from the Teacher Leaders Network 13 May 2008. http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy</p> http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy