Threshold Concept: Building Capacity for Assessment Literacy in Personalized, Competency-Based Education

Posted August 10, 2018 in assessment, competency education, Education Policy, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, personalized learning by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

There is a need to rethink the purpose and role of assessment in education systems. Assessment literacy, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Education, is “the possession of knowledge about the basic principles of sound assessment practice, including its terminology, the development and use of assessment methodologies and techniques, and familiarity with standards of […]

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