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277														<h2><a href="https://aac.ab.ca/performance-assessment/whats-all-the-fuss-about-performance-assessments/" title="What&#8217;s All the Fuss About Performance Assessments?">What&#8217;s All the Fuss About Performance Assessments?</a></h2>
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279															<p>Editor’s note: Originally published several years ago and updated in 2026 to reflect current thinking. Performance assessment is not a passing fad. It is an essential part of a complete&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/performance-assessment/whats-all-the-fuss-about-performance-assessments/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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302															<p>My son recently came home with a multiplication and division practice booklet. He was excited to show me that he knew all his basic facts to 100. Wanting to engage&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/outcomes-based-assessment/when-students-can-do-it-but-dont-understand-it/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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323														<h2><a href="https://aac.ab.ca/summative-assessment/ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-grade-by-michele-jones/" title="Ensuring the Integrity of the Grade">Ensuring the Integrity of the Grade</a></h2>
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325Effective assessment occurs when summative grades focus purely on a student’s mastery of curricular outcomes, without being clouded by extraneous factors. To achieve this, teachers must act as discerning investigators&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/summative-assessment/ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-grade-by-michele-jones/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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346														<h2><a href="https://aac.ab.ca/formative/the-myth-of-the-real-world-by-shannon-ireland/" title="The Myth of the Real World">The Myth of the Real World</a></h2>
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348It&#8217;s a common refrain: &#8216;The real world doesn&#8217;t give second chances.&#8217; But is that really true? When people say &#8216;the real world,&#8217; they often mean the adult professional environment, but&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/formative/the-myth-of-the-real-world-by-shannon-ireland/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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369														<h2><a href="https://aac.ab.ca/formative/the-critical-role-of-practice-and-feedback-by-michele-jones/" title="The Critical Role of Practice and Feedback">The Critical Role of Practice and Feedback</a></h2>
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371															<p>During the learning of new concepts or skills, it is essential that students have enough dedicated time to practice and act upon feedback before reaching a summative milestone. When navigating&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/formative/the-critical-role-of-practice-and-feedback-by-michele-jones/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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394															<p>Assessment shapes how students see themselves as learners and how families interpret school success. Yet, a significant gap persists between evidence-based practice and public perception. Many Albertans still view assessment&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/assessment-literacy/the-path-to-assessment-literacy-why-we-need-a-common-language-by-michele-jones/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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417															<p>Students today are often trained to be grade-focused rather than learning-focused. This quote from Myron Dueck continues to resonate with me when I think about Alberta’s children and their earliest&#8230; <a href="https://aac.ab.ca/formative/let-them-play-let-them-learn-why-kindergarten-needs-documentation-not-marks-by-shannon-ireland/">Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</a></p>
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