Create Balanced Assessments

This CoSN resource will help you understand how to use data to make better decisions:

CoSN's Data-Driven Decision Making Initiative From Vision to Action: How School Districts Use Data to Improve Performance

These resources illustrate the national efforts to balance high-stakes tests with high-quality formative assessments that measure more than core subject mastery.

Council of Chief State School Officers Initiative FAST SCASS (Formative Assessments for Students and Teachers – State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards)

Research Report Summary of Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape. Center for Children & Technology, June 2005