▁of ▁appropriate ▁feedback . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁of ▁standards - based ▁assess ment ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁standards - based ▁assess ment ▁is ▁to ▁connect ▁evidence ▁of ▁learning ▁to ▁learning ▁out comes ▁( the ▁standards ). ▁When ▁standards ▁are ▁explicit ▁and ▁clear , ▁the ▁lear ner ▁becomes ▁aware ▁of ▁his / her ▁achiev ement ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁standards , ▁and ▁the ▁teacher ▁may ▁use ▁assess ment ▁data ▁to ▁give ▁meaning ful ▁feedback ▁to ▁students ▁about ▁this ▁progress . ▁The ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁one ' s ▁own ▁learning ▁allows ▁students ▁to ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁standard ▁of ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁so ▁strength ens ▁self - reg ulation ▁and ▁meta - c ogn ition , ▁two ▁skills ▁generally ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁learning ▁strateg ies . ▁ ▁Framework ▁of ▁the ▁standards - based ▁approach ▁in ▁assess ment ▁ ▁A ▁common ▁approach ▁to ▁standards - based ▁assess ment ▁( SB A ) ▁is : ▁▁ ▁Ident ify ▁a ▁key ▁fact ▁or ▁important ▁body ▁of ▁knowledge ▁( e . g . ▁a ▁scientific ▁theory , ▁a ▁mathematical ▁relationship ), ▁the ▁essential ▁content ▁and ▁concepts . ▁▁ ▁Ident ify ▁the ▁indic ators ▁( i . e . ▁evidence ) ▁that ▁students ▁will ▁show ▁when ▁the ▁concept ▁or ▁content ▁has ▁been ▁understood . ▁▁ ▁Cho ose ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁assess ments ▁that ▁will ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁indic ators . ▁ ▁Using ▁a ▁scale ▁or ▁rub ric , ▁identify ▁the ▁prof ic iency ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁standard . ▁This ▁progress ▁is ▁made