Should we teach less and assess more?

You probably had to read that title twice, thinking you had misread it, and then thought I must have simply gotten the words mixed up.

I read an interesting article that I will be putting in your boxes. The author contents in this day of high-stakes testing, we spend more time delivering the curriculum. Giving students feedback through ongoing formative assessment often gets the shortchanged.

The article does a good job of outlining what good feedback looks like and how it helps students assess their own work.