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The Dark Side Of Assessment Literacy: Avoiding The Perils Of Accountability, Thomas R. Guskey Apr 2020

The Dark Side Of Assessment Literacy: Avoiding The Perils Of Accountability, Thomas R. Guskey

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications

Educational measurement and evaluation experts generally agree that increasing stakeholders’ assessment literacy will yield a variety of positive benefits, especially broadening the range of assessment formats teachers use to measure students’ mastery of high level, more cognitively complex learning outcomes. But in the context of education accountability as currently structured in American schools, such efforts also may lead teachers to become more sophisticated in test preparation activities and to narrow both their instruction and classroom assessment practices specifically to enhance students’ performance on prescribed, annual high-stakes accountability assessments. This article explains why that is so, describes the process by which …


Flip The Script On Change: Experience Shapes Teachers' Attitudes And Beliefs, Thomas R. Guskey Apr 2020

Flip The Script On Change: Experience Shapes Teachers' Attitudes And Beliefs, Thomas R. Guskey

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications

Teaching is a demanding profession. Teachers dedicate themselves to having all their students learn well and take pride in seeing their students' learning success. But what happens when students don't succeed? How do teachers explain students not learning well or not reaching expected levels of achievement?


Where Do You Want To Get To? Effective Professional Learning Begins With A Clear Destination In Mind, Thomas R. Guskey Apr 2017

Where Do You Want To Get To? Effective Professional Learning Begins With A Clear Destination In Mind, Thomas R. Guskey

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications

Educators often shy away from evaluating professional learning experiences because they believe the process requires knowledge and skills they don’t possess. In truth, evaluation is a relatively simple process that begins by answering three essential questions.