I am convinced assessment is the key which opens the door for success. When effectively used, both formative and summative assessment promotes changes in instruction, changes in learning, and as a result changes in student motivation and success. Effective assessment is part and parcel with effective instruction. The closer curriculum, instruction, and assessment are aligned to classroom activities, the greater the mastery of intended outcomes (Holler, Gareis, Martin, Clouser, and Miller (2008).
