understanding assessment

THE TOPIC IS: What role do tests play in the assessment process?

HAS TO BE 5 PAGES APA FORMAT

Your research topic might include describing or recognizing appropriate test formats and types of test items for assessing the major elements of reading growth in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension in Pre-K through 3rd grade.

The paper should be 5-pages (typed double-spaced). The topic is open, but the paper must examine a current claim or question in classroom assessment/assessing young children. The sources used as evidence for or against the claim/question must be empirical/scholarly studies drawn from standard peer-reviewed professional journal articles in education.