This link is to a Center on Instruction guide on the use of assessments with adolescent literacy instruction. Part I addresses using assessments and Part II provides examples of assessments or assessment systems in use.

Authored by Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam, this 1998 seminal article provides practical applications of classroom assessment. Black and Dylan are leading proponents of classroom assessment.

This link is to a paper describing five attributes of effective formative assessment. The paper is a Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) work product coordinated by Sarah McManus of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

This link is to a paper providing examples and non-examples of formative assessment practice. The paper is a CCSSO work product inititated and led by E. Caroline Wylie of the Education Testing Service.

This link is a to CCSSO sponsored report evaluating a ten state effort to build assessment capacity in high schools.

This link is to a paper describing how learning progressions support instruction and formative assessment. The paper is a CCSSO work product authored by Margaret Heritage of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

This link is to the Carnegie Corporation of New York's report reviewing nine commonly used, commercially available reading assessment instruments. This guide is for educators involved with selecting assessments.

The MC3 Classroom Assessment KnowledgeBase is an online resource for state education agencies to use as part of their professional development efforts with districts and schools. Organized around five elements, it brings together concepts, how-to guidance, tools, and resources about classroom assessment.

The MC3 Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase is an online resource supporting education professionals in the development and use of curriculum mapping as part of their instructional strategies. The KnowledgeBase is based on four phases derived from The Currriculum Mapping Planner: Templates, Tools, and Resources for Effective Professional Development, authored by Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Ann Johnson, and published by ASCD: Alexandria, VA.

This link is to an Institute of Education Sciences practice guide on the use of student achievement data. As noted in the document's overview, "The purpose of this practice guide is to help K-12 teachers and administrators use student achievement data to make instructional decisions intended to raise student achievement."