<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em>Assessments that improve the speed and quality of learning</em></strong>—<strong><em>fully updated for teacher teams!</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">In this expanded, all-new edition, author Larry Ainsworth provides a system of intentionally aligned components (standards, instruction, assessments, and data analysis) that all work together to improve student learning.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><strong><em></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Readers will learn to:</p><ul><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Build the “highway” to aligned assessments</span></li><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Decide the learning intentions and student success criteria for a unit of study</span></li><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Evaluate and revise assessment questions for quality</span></li><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Plan the learning progressions for students to attain the learning intentions</span></li><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Create quick progress checks to coincide with the learning progressions</span></li><li class="x_Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><span>Use assessment results as feedback to adjust instruction and student learning strategies</span></li></ul>