This publication takes an in-depth look at assessment and shows how differentiation can improve the process in all grade levels and subject areas.

1. Differentiation : an overview -- 2. Assessment and differentiation : a framework for understanding -- 3. Pre-assessment : knowing where students are as a unit begins -- 4. Ongoing assessment : knowing where students are as a unit evolves -- 5. Summative assessment : measuring student learning at key points in a unit -- 6. Assessment, grading, and differentiation -- 7. A look back and ahead.