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Our Principal Think Tank mapped big ideas about assessment, and also generated lists of questions and puzzles about it from their perspective of school leaders. 
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ASSESSMENT: WHAT DO THE EXPERTS SAY? PLAY THE SLIDESHOW TO SEE.

RE-THINKING ASSESSMENT: A reading to promote a critical stance about assessment is, "Rethinking Assessment in Education", Bill Lucas, 2021. Below is a short reading with extracts from the article, and the article in full. Download here
IS IT FAIR? Do all students have the required background knowledge to enable a fair assessment? This study of NAPLAN results when questions were made more culturally relevant gives pause for thought. Download here.  There are lots of other readings to explore on equitable assessment on the  Assessment Network  website.
RE-THINKING ASSESSMENT: THE FULL ARTICLE
Readings:  assessment NETWORK WEBSITE

EXPLORING OUR ASSESSMENT DILEMMAS

To shed light on our dilemmas we could gather data to understand the multiple perspectives our school community has on it. The first document consists of extracts from "Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy and School Transformation. Download here.  Listening is a key skill as we gather our street data. Some guiding thoughts in the TMI summary of Better Listener.  Finally, making change to our assessment practices is not about adding more. What can you Tidy or Toss? 
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  • Steps in the Process No 2