Framing the Context

This section provides information on how this topic relates to the concerns of educators.

Facing--and Embracing--the Assessment Challenge
by Carol Damian
ENC's science education specialist bases her remarks about educational assessment on more than 20 years' experience as a high school teacher.

Standardized Test Scores and Alternative Assessments: Different Pieces of the Same Puzzle
by William E. Loadman and Anne Marie Thomas
Despite the ongoing debate, these two types of assessment do not need to be mutually exclusive; both can provide important information to teachers.

"...Where...All the Children Are Above Average"
Classroom teachers realize that "not everything that counts can be counted."