Ensuring Valid Effective Rigorous Assessments
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VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5 | January 2016<br />
Contents<br />
cover stories<br />
08 <strong>Ensuring</strong> <strong>Valid</strong>, <strong>Effective</strong>,<br />
<strong>Rigorous</strong> <strong>Assessments</strong><br />
Ensure your assessments provide<br />
accurate feedback.<br />
By Nimisha H. Patel & David L. Herick<br />
13 Understanding Assessment<br />
Changes Everything<br />
A schoolwide commitment changed<br />
this school’s culture.<br />
By Elizabeth Hancock, Lindsay<br />
Kilgore, & Andrew Maxey<br />
17 What Have Rubrics Got<br />
To Do With It?<br />
Improve learning with standardsbased<br />
rubrics.<br />
By April Zawlocki<br />
features<br />
20 GPS for Test Prep:<br />
Which Route Do You Take?<br />
Helping students stay on track<br />
for assessments.<br />
By Amber Chandler<br />
23 Transporting Historical<br />
Figures from Past to Present<br />
Perspective-writing activities<br />
bring history to life.<br />
By Jeremiah Clabough &<br />
Nefertari Yancie<br />
26 When I Call Your Name….<br />
Encouraging Students to<br />
Do Their Homework<br />
The element of surprise keeps<br />
students on their toes.<br />
By Emily DeForest<br />
2 ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION amle.org
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