Abstract of

Assessment
Balancing the Assessment of Learning and for Learning in Support of Student Literacy Achievement

Patricia A. Edwards

Jennifer D. Turner

Kouider Mokhtari

There is a delicate balance between the assessment of learning and assessment for learning. The recommendations included in this Assessment department may be useful for teachers working to achieve this balance and find a more accurate and complete understandings of students' literacy strengths and needs.

Abstract from Edwards, P.A., Turner, J.D., & Mokhtari, K. (2008, May). Balancing the Assessment of Learning and for Learning in Support of Student Literacy Achievement. The Reading Teacher, 61(8), 682–684. doi: 10.1598/RT.61.8.12