Teaching Every Student: Chapter 7 Summary

In this chapter, you will learn how UDL can help to increase the accuracy and fairness of classroom assessment.

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Key Ideas:
  • Giving the same written test to all students is neither fair nor accurate. When a single, inflexible medium is used for testing, students' skills with that medium become hopelessly confused with the skills we intend to measure.
  • Testing separately from teaching and without the supports that students normally use provides an invalid perspective on what students know and can do.
  • Digital tools and media make it possible to design ongoing assessments that support individual differences in recognition, strategic, and affective networks, giving us a more accurate measure of students' achievement in relation to the learning goal.
  • Digital curricula with embedded assessment can track progress and provide ongoing feedback to help students improve performance while they are learning.
Chapter 7 Links:

Background Knowledge Background Knowledge: "Do No Harm: High Stakes Testing Students with Learning Disabilities," a report by disability rights advocates.
Resource Resource: The interdisciplinary Middle Year Multimedia Project answers frequently asked questions about electronic portfolios.
Chapter 7 Sections: