What Do I Want To Know About Assessment?

What do I want to know about assessment? 1) How can I provide constructive student feedback without hindering their progress, or potentially damaging their confidence in their academic ability? Because the goal of assessment is to improve student learning, I would like to learn different ways that I can implement assessment strategies that are constructive to students, rather than making them feel that their work is not enough, or meeting certain expectations. Due to the amount of students that require differentiated learning, I would like to learn how I assess progress in fair ways that serve to promote learning for all students. I would like to assess their current levels of understanding, while providing feedback on how they can improve, to ensure everyone is reaching their fullest potential in the classroom. 2) How can...