What Students Think About Assessment  - Interesting |   Research Study Have you ever wondered what your students think – and know – about assessment? We wondered too. That’s why in our latest study of perceptions on assessment, we asked them – as well as teachers and district administrators.  What we learned is captured in the new report, Make Assessment Matter: Students and Educators Want Tests that Support Learning. The study is part of a Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) multi-year public opinion research project to better understand how educators, parents, and students think about and use assessments. For the first time in any formal study, students were asked to share their thoughts on the merits of assessment. Their responses are making news across the country. Full report: Download Make Assessment Matter Infographic: Review the study data at a glance  In the media:  Read C.M. Rubin’s column in Huffington Post I found the information interesting and confirming.  As district administrators we do need to provide more training and support to our wonderful teachers on making assessment practices reasonable and efficient. To students we need to insure that we are using the data and that they understand the results and what they can do to continue to learn and grow.  Your thoughts........................a penny for your thoughts!  Kathy