Assessment for Understanding

31 Roberta Furger 2002 Assessment for Understanding After watching a week of high stakes testing up close, says teacher and TLN member Brenda Dyck, "it was a breath of fresh air to view an inspiring eight-minute online video from the George Lucas Educational Foundation about performance based assessment." The video illustrates "a kinder, less hectic way of assessing what kids know," Dyck says. "It shows schools that are making inroads in performance-based testing -- true pioneers. I'm wondering whether this 'other way' of testing will continue to be the pie in the sky or whether a time will come when we ask ourselves how could we have ever done it any other way?" A thoughtful article accompanies the video. Furger, R. (2002). Assessment for understanding. Edutopia (Jan. 21 2002). Retrieved from Edutopia 13 May 2008. http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-for-understanding-taking-deeper-look   http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-for-understanding-taking-deeper-look