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Assessment Design

Build tests that reveal understanding, not memorization.

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diagnostic distractor design
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Student says: “For the test on fractions, I just put random wrong answers for the choice...”
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Multiple Choice Where Every Wrong Answer Means Something Different

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Design distractors that diagnose specific misconceptions: each wrong answer reveals a different error in studen...
Signal
misconception
Move
diagnose
Output
feedback
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rubric design and inter-rater reliability
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Student says: “My rubric has four levels: Excellent, Proficient, Developing, and Beginni...”
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Rubric Says 'Proficient' But What Does That Mean?

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Transform a vague rubric into one with observable, measurable criteria that any teacher would score consistently
Signal
misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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assessment bias detection
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Student says: “Here's my word problem: 'Tyler's family drove their SUV to the ski lodge....”
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The Word Problem That Only Suburban Kids Can Solve

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Identify cultural and socioeconomic bias in assessment items and revise them to measure the intended construct...
Signal
misconception
Move
diagnose
Output
feedback
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standard-assessment alignment
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Student says: “The standard says students should 'analyze how an author develops a theme...”
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The Test Doesn't Match What Was Taught

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Align assessment items to the cognitive demand of the standard using verbs as guides (identify vs analyze vs ev...
Signal
misconception
Move
diagnose
Output
feedback
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turning assessment data into instructional decisions
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Student says: “The benchmark results are in. Class average is 68%. I guess I need to ret...”
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Great Data, No Action — Now What?

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Disaggregate assessment data by item and by student to make targeted instructional decisions, not blanket retea...
Signal
misconception
Move
diagnose
Output
feedback