We can apply this same principle to assessment. Instead of having them simply report on findings, ask those responsible for assessment to do something with those findings, to transfer the results to a new context in order to fully examine them.

Too many times, assessment is approached as a means of proving one’s worth rather than as an opportunity for growth.

In terms of using assessment to drive implementation, we are talking about developing a culture of assessment—creating an institutional environment that values assessment practices and results, and uses results to inform decision making.

Other incentives could be technology support or classroom renovation funding to support the initiative

Rather than training students for a job in a society that some people say is becoming ‘‘dejobbed,’’ the BIS emphasizes the demonstration of talents and abilities, multiple skills, and adaptability, along with the ability to learn and transfer skills to new contexts

In this postmodern view, the goal of persuasion is not to win but rather to come to understand, to recognize the multiple perceptions of different individuals in order to find common ground on which to build consensus.