Module 2: Impact of State Standards and
Assessments
Assessment Evaluation Table
Assessment 1
Assessment 2
Assessment 3
Guiding Assessment
Principle
(Hurley & Blake, 2001)
Y or N?
Y or N?
Y or N?
The assessment helps
teachers make
instructional decisions,
by revealing insights into
the effectiveness of one
or more of the following:
teaching methods,
classroom environmental
features, selected
materials, grouping
strategies, learning of
the content.
The assessment helps
teachers find out what
students know and can
do – not what students
cannot do – so that
appropriate planning can
be prepared that extends
the students’ knowledge.
The holistic context for
learning is considered
and assessed. This
implies that all factors
having an impact on
teaching and learning
are considered, including
the following: students’
affective responses
toward the subject area,
classroom environment,
parental and cultural
attitudes toward
schooling, students’
background knowledge,
experiences and
physiological needs.
The assessment grows
out of an authentic
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