New York State's Educational Assessment Strategy
New York’s Educational Assessment Strategy says that we must collect information from multiple sources to understand our students’ learning. We can then use that information to make decisions about how to support their individual learning needs. We use multiple sources of evidence because each type of assessment has a unique purpose and use.
PURPOSE
The purpose of an assessment includes the type(s) of information we can gather and how often it is collected.
USE
Results from each type of assessment have a specific use, or interpretation, in terms of the questions that can be answered about students' learning.