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debasdf · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Describe the importance of aligning assessment items to standards and how evaluating standards-based assessments provides important information for instructional decision-making. Also, explain some disadvantages of aligning assessment items to state standards from a curriculum and instructional standpoint.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The most important reason to keep ongoing assessments of children's literacy learning is

A) to be accountable to the principal.
B) to reflect on growth and give students responsibility for their own learning.
C) to compare with teachers of the same grade level.
D) to have data for report cards and parent-teacher conferences.

aloop · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers should include information about students learning what they are supposed to be learning, teachers not having to decide what students should be learning, how testing aligns with what was taught, how standards-based teaching takes away from teacher creativity, and teaching to the test.

Answer to Question 2

B