| The Minnesota Assessment Group [MAG] and the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Minnesota are collaborating to develop guidance on building assessment & data literacy. Learn about and join the MAG Google Group and listserve. | MN Student Survey Reports:
See other reports at the MN Youth Development Research Group website. |
| January 2024 MSS Presentation |
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| October 2020 Workshop |
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| December 2019 Workshop | Balanced Assessment Systems Presentation Phelps 2009 correcting falacies about testing Phelps 2012 effects of testing Shepard 2018 learning progressions for assessment |
March 2019 Workshop: |
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November 2018 Workshop:
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Fall 2018 Presentations with MN educators in collaboration with MDE - visit: Item Writing Guidelines |
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Guidance DocumentThrough the Campbell Leadership Chair in Education & Human Development, this collaboration produced a guidance document, freely available to Minnesota school districts and schools, to promote appropriate, meaningful, and useful estimation and communication practices in support of addressing achievement gaps.
One of the goals of this collaboration is the development and release of a document providing guidance on estimating and communicating about achievement gaps. This document remains under development, and may be updated periodically with contributions from members of MAG. We invite all MAG members-and others-to contribute to this effort. Feel free to review and comment on the document provided here. The most current version will be dated and provided here. |
Presentations with MAG
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December 2013 Workshop PresentationsThe MAG December 2013 workshop provided an opportunity for members to explore current issues in estimating and communicating about achievement gaps. The opening presentation was made by Dr. Rodriguez: |
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Assessment Literacy Resources
| The Buros Center for Testing provides resources for improving Assessment Literacy. | Competencies in Assessment for School Counselors | |
The National Council on Measurement in Education provides briefs on Instructional Topics in Ed Measurement. |
Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement |
Standards for Teacher Competence in Assessment |
| The University of Minnesota’s Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) conducts research and evaluations on education topics and provides assessment support to educators and schools. | Competency Standards in Student Assessment for Educational Administrators |
Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers |
| Lessons Learned about Testing, an expert and frank summary of practical lessons on test use. | Code of Fair Testing Practices | Minnesota Youth Development Research Group (Research Reports from the MN Student Survey) |
The home page for Educational Measurement |
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