ED 5023 Analyzing Assessment Literacy Module 1 | 2026 Latest
Update with Complete Solution- American College
of Education
Analyzing Assessment Literacy
Joi N. Rucker
American College of Education
ED5023: Assessment Strategies
Santanna M. Ward
February 28, 2026
Analyzing Assessment Literacy
Assessments are important aspects of instruction and the outcomes we expect to see from
our students. “Assessment literacy refers to familiarity with factors that affect the quality of
assessment. Teachers should have assessment literacy to identify their students’ learning
strengths and weaknesses properly.” (Zolfaghari & Ahmadi, 2016, p.1) After analyzing my
personal assessment literacy, I noticed that I have lacked the necessary training in assessment.
All of my assessment background knowledge has come mainly from my own research and
tweaking things through my years of teaching experience. Adequate training needs to be passed
on to the educators who are in the classroom so that they know what guidelines for good
, assessments are whether it is creating, administering, or analyzing test data. Taking the
opportunity to analyze my personal level of assessment literacy will promote understanding of
assessments and which areas I have strengths and limitations.
Personal Survey of Assessment Literacy
To summarize the findings of my personal survey of assessment literacy, I would say that
more emphasis and attention should be placed on the various categories of assessment. My
ability to not just administer assessments, but also think about their purpose, write or create
them, and analyze the data that I collect from them is essential.
My greatest area of strength is during test administration. I demonstrate this by ensuring
that whenever I administer a test, students are provided with clear directions. Clarity in giving
directions is important to make sure that students know exactly what they are supposed to do and
assumptions don’t have to be made. If I find that I wasn’t clear the first time I give directions, I
repeat them using different language so that I’m sure they know what to do and any testing
mistakes that are made are due to misunderstanding the content and not the directions. For
example, while remotely giving my students formative assessments via an online tool called
Seesaw, I give directions in more than one format. I write the directions for my students who are
able to do some reading or have an adult that can help them, I provide visuals cues such as
pictures, and I give oral directions by recording my voice. While I don’t have total control over
home environments, I encourage students to find well lit areas of their homes, ask an adult if the
television can be turned down or off and any background noise removed if possible. To give the
adequate amounts of time, I will break longer assessments up over multiple days or sessions.
When they are working remotely, I ask them to keep their microphones muted and their cameras
on to make sure that they are on task. I follow these same steps for when students are face to
face. I monitor them by walking around and making sure that if they are on task and on pace
Update with Complete Solution- American College
of Education
Analyzing Assessment Literacy
Joi N. Rucker
American College of Education
ED5023: Assessment Strategies
Santanna M. Ward
February 28, 2026
Analyzing Assessment Literacy
Assessments are important aspects of instruction and the outcomes we expect to see from
our students. “Assessment literacy refers to familiarity with factors that affect the quality of
assessment. Teachers should have assessment literacy to identify their students’ learning
strengths and weaknesses properly.” (Zolfaghari & Ahmadi, 2016, p.1) After analyzing my
personal assessment literacy, I noticed that I have lacked the necessary training in assessment.
All of my assessment background knowledge has come mainly from my own research and
tweaking things through my years of teaching experience. Adequate training needs to be passed
on to the educators who are in the classroom so that they know what guidelines for good
, assessments are whether it is creating, administering, or analyzing test data. Taking the
opportunity to analyze my personal level of assessment literacy will promote understanding of
assessments and which areas I have strengths and limitations.
Personal Survey of Assessment Literacy
To summarize the findings of my personal survey of assessment literacy, I would say that
more emphasis and attention should be placed on the various categories of assessment. My
ability to not just administer assessments, but also think about their purpose, write or create
them, and analyze the data that I collect from them is essential.
My greatest area of strength is during test administration. I demonstrate this by ensuring
that whenever I administer a test, students are provided with clear directions. Clarity in giving
directions is important to make sure that students know exactly what they are supposed to do and
assumptions don’t have to be made. If I find that I wasn’t clear the first time I give directions, I
repeat them using different language so that I’m sure they know what to do and any testing
mistakes that are made are due to misunderstanding the content and not the directions. For
example, while remotely giving my students formative assessments via an online tool called
Seesaw, I give directions in more than one format. I write the directions for my students who are
able to do some reading or have an adult that can help them, I provide visuals cues such as
pictures, and I give oral directions by recording my voice. While I don’t have total control over
home environments, I encourage students to find well lit areas of their homes, ask an adult if the
television can be turned down or off and any background noise removed if possible. To give the
adequate amounts of time, I will break longer assessments up over multiple days or sessions.
When they are working remotely, I ask them to keep their microphones muted and their cameras
on to make sure that they are on task. I follow these same steps for when students are face to
face. I monitor them by walking around and making sure that if they are on task and on pace
