the most important agent in learning, and if learning reflects assessment, then the assessment should be student centered as well. Also included in this is the fact that parents must be actively involved in assessment. As far as parent involvement, a reading interview with parents would be an easy way to integrate parents into evaluation. The standards also state that the community (parents, students, teachers, administrators, policy makers and the public) have a stake in the interpretation and treatment of the assessment results. I think it is a given that the community will want to have a say in and be informed about the different types of evaluation used in classrooms. The scores from a test can only say so much about a childs ability. By using anecdotal records I will be able to give a more accurate picture of what each student knows and what each student is capable of. Ideally, each of the methods of assessment will be used in my classroom. The way that a puzzle fits together to make a whole picture, so do the different forms of assessment give a whole picture of a childs capability. ...
