Parents

&
Assessment
Parents make two main decisions regarding testing:
Whether Parents want to use Whether Parents want to assist in
the testing information or not the obtaining of information.
in their homes.

Assessment Data and Parents

What types of data Parents need for these decisions:
They types of tests that their student's teacher are willing to use for
assessment.
The actual physical data from the assessments that their student takes.
Whether the information given has been relavent and beneficial for other
Parents in the past.
Copies of the tests or types of assessments that the teacher gives.
How data will be used by their teacher and school going forward for their
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What skills are needed for using data for decisions:

What the raw data actually means in context to their student and to the
overall test.
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The knowledge of assessment was used,SHELTER
and how it was
implemented.
How their student did on the assessment in comparison with other students
or other benchmarks.
Which learning process was used for their student.

WHO GETS IMPACTED BY THESE

DECISIONS?
PARENT'S TEACHER PARENT'S STUDENT PARENT'S SCHOOL

Parents are the limiting Parents can choose Parents play an active
factor in how much whether to work with role with schools in the
response data is given their Student's Teacher type of fluidity of
back to teachers.  to help make the communication and the
Teachers also benefit learning environment feedback associated with
from Parents being the best that they can for this communication. 
active in learning from their student. 
home.

If Parents choose to play an active role in their

Student's assessment, then the ability for
Teachers to teach better, Students to learn more
efficiently, and the overall classroom experience,
will improve across the board.
Citations
Bobowski, K. (2016, November 23). What Do Parents Think of Assessment? Retrieved September 9, 2018, from https://www.nwea.org/blog/2016/what-do-parents-think-about-
assessment/

Goodrich, K. (2016, November 23). Assessment Literacy: Teacher Tips for Speaking with Parents and Students about Assessments. Retrieved September 8, 2018, from
https://www.nwea.org/blog/2014/assessment-literacy-teacher-tips-speaking-parents-students-assessments/

Loftin, M. (2003, September 4). Information for Parents About Assessment. Retrieved September 8, 2018, from http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/winter00/assessment_info.html

W. (2015, December 01). Parents' Guide to Standardized Testing. Retrieved September 9, 2018, from http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/parents-guide-standardized-testing