ED 5023 Reflection on Assessment Strategies Module
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American College of Education
Reflection on Assessment Strategies
Joi N. Rucker
American College of Education
ED5023: Assessment Strategies
Santanna M. Ward
March 28, 2026
Reflection on Assessment Strategies
Throughout my career as an educator, I have witnessed on numerous occasions students
doing well in class and then not being able to demonstrate their knowledge on a big, standardized
test. This has become a source of frustration for many educators including myself. Throughout
this course I have realized that assessment is more than just a big test. Being assessment literate
as an education plays a big role in how students can learn, apply, demonstrate, and retain what
they have learned (Evans, 2016). Knowing how, when, why, and what for, when assessing
students is vital to the learning process. In this paper, I reflect on my own journey to assessment
literacy and how I plan to use this knowledge moving forward.
, A Reflection on the Analysis
Assessment literacy is an educators’ understanding of assessment concepts and
procedures that are likely to influence educational decisions (Popham, 2018). An educator needs
to know and understand the value and purpose of the assessments they give. What I have learned
is that assessment literacy matters the most when it comes to making the appropriate
instructional decisions for students. Knowing what types of tests to use and how it shows the
learning progress of your students allows for proper decision making. From my personal
experience as well as what I saw from analyzing assessment literacy for the school I teach at; it is
an area that requires improvement. While tests and testing data are used quite often, it has never
been considered a strong point. We have been exposed to many concepts and practices, but much
of our assessment is standardized or comes from what is given to us from a district bought
curriculum. This of course means that assessments are not created by teachers many times and
most of us are expected to use what is given, which is not always appropriate or practical.
Assessment literacy makes a difference in student learning because it plays a vital role in
ensuring that learners are meeting instructional goals. Teachers should be able to develop
assessments for their classroom that will align with any current or new curriculums and standards
to that they can improve their student’s abilities to show what they know. Being assessment
literate will increase student motivation and the levels of achievement because you will be able
to better address student needs (Mellati & Khademi, 2018).
As an educator, having assessment literacy allows me to know how and when to use
many different forms of classroom assessment. With this knowledge I am better able to create
and implement valid and reliable assessments that measure student learning as well as how
effective my teaching was. Having these skills better enables me to communicate assessment
results to all stakeholders such as students, their families, and administration (Mellati &
Khademi, 2018).
5 | 2026 Latest Update with Complete Solution-
American College of Education
Reflection on Assessment Strategies
Joi N. Rucker
American College of Education
ED5023: Assessment Strategies
Santanna M. Ward
March 28, 2026
Reflection on Assessment Strategies
Throughout my career as an educator, I have witnessed on numerous occasions students
doing well in class and then not being able to demonstrate their knowledge on a big, standardized
test. This has become a source of frustration for many educators including myself. Throughout
this course I have realized that assessment is more than just a big test. Being assessment literate
as an education plays a big role in how students can learn, apply, demonstrate, and retain what
they have learned (Evans, 2016). Knowing how, when, why, and what for, when assessing
students is vital to the learning process. In this paper, I reflect on my own journey to assessment
literacy and how I plan to use this knowledge moving forward.
, A Reflection on the Analysis
Assessment literacy is an educators’ understanding of assessment concepts and
procedures that are likely to influence educational decisions (Popham, 2018). An educator needs
to know and understand the value and purpose of the assessments they give. What I have learned
is that assessment literacy matters the most when it comes to making the appropriate
instructional decisions for students. Knowing what types of tests to use and how it shows the
learning progress of your students allows for proper decision making. From my personal
experience as well as what I saw from analyzing assessment literacy for the school I teach at; it is
an area that requires improvement. While tests and testing data are used quite often, it has never
been considered a strong point. We have been exposed to many concepts and practices, but much
of our assessment is standardized or comes from what is given to us from a district bought
curriculum. This of course means that assessments are not created by teachers many times and
most of us are expected to use what is given, which is not always appropriate or practical.
Assessment literacy makes a difference in student learning because it plays a vital role in
ensuring that learners are meeting instructional goals. Teachers should be able to develop
assessments for their classroom that will align with any current or new curriculums and standards
to that they can improve their student’s abilities to show what they know. Being assessment
literate will increase student motivation and the levels of achievement because you will be able
to better address student needs (Mellati & Khademi, 2018).
As an educator, having assessment literacy allows me to know how and when to use
many different forms of classroom assessment. With this knowledge I am better able to create
and implement valid and reliable assessments that measure student learning as well as how
effective my teaching was. Having these skills better enables me to communicate assessment
results to all stakeholders such as students, their families, and administration (Mellati &
Khademi, 2018).
