To understand whether improved student scores are meaningful, educators need to determine whether teaching has been focused on increasing mastery rather than on changing scores. If students are gaining mastery, then it will show up in many different places- on other tests they take or in the quality if their academic work- not just in their scores on the state's test.

An Introduction to Student-Involved Assessment FOR Learning (6th Edition)

-Rick J. Stiggins, Jan Chappuis

This is a new book to add to my wish list.  

"Specific assessment strategies are offered throughout for helping students see the learning target from the beginning and then watch themselves move progressively close over time until they achieve ultimate learning success. Showing how to use assessment to accurately reflect student achievement and how to benefit–not merely grade–student learning, the text examines the full spectrum of assessment topics, from articulating targets, through developing quality assessments and communicating results effectively."~Amazon Book Review
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