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primary function of assessment in a dynamic learning environment is to provide data to revise planned instruction.

Schools, teachers, parents, and students must set aside grading as a system of rewards and punishments, and begin to see grading as a subset of assessment, which must be used as a system of feedback and student revision to support student learning.

My alternative to the zero is that students must complete fully all work assigned or no credit can be assigned for the course; this approach addresses the problems with both assigning zeroes and simply passing students who do not complete the work.

she advises teachers and parents to praise a child’s process and strategies, and tie those to the outcome

“Let’s look at what you’ve done,” “Let’s look at what your understanding is,” or “Let’s look at what strategies you’ve used, and let’s figure out together what we should try next.”

Dweck says that many teachers have to change how they teach, offering more critical feedback and giving students opportunities to revise their work

Return papers to students with only feedback. Delay the delivery of the actual grade so student focus moves from the grade to the feedback.