The document discusses Common Core assessments and their goals. It explains that Common Core assessments will have two main parts: new standards and new assessments aimed at producing college and career ready students. The assessments will be more complex, requiring tasks in multiple disciplines, research, and presenting multiple points of view. They will also apply data to produce real world products. The assessments are intended to both evaluate learning outcomes and guide instruction for improved learning. They will use a variety of testing methods beyond simple right/wrong answers, including performance, constructed response, portfolios and self-reflections evaluated with rubrics.