Creating Actionable Classroom Assessments: With clear performance-level descriptors and a little help from AI, teachers can generate the kind of insights needed to improve instruction.

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Title: Creating Actionable Classroom Assessments: With clear performance-level descriptors and a little help from AI, teachers can generate the kind of insights needed to improve instruction.
Authors: DROST, BRYAN R.1
Source: Educational Leadership. Nov2025, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p48-53. 6p.
Subject Terms: *Classroom management, *Formative tests, *Summative tests, *Performance tasks (Education), *Student engagement
Abstract: The article focuses on creating actionable classroom assessments that provide teachers with meaningful insights to guide instruction. Topics include performance-level descriptors (PLDs), the use of generative AI tools to assist teachers in designing and generating assessment tasks aligned with standards, and performance tasks that reveal student understanding, misconceptions, and learning progression in a more comprehensive and engaging way.
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