NCCT and Assess HuiKai promote the assessment system for English teachers’ development. We organize educational experts to research. We make simple and practical products for training teachers. We provide first-class professional training for qualified teachers. We provide teachers training regarding professional techniques. Our aim is to improve our teachers’ professional quality and teaching level.

In order to promote the development of each experimental area, and make clear about “what is the Curriculum Assessment?” and “how to carry on the assessment.” The National Project Office of English Curriculum Assessment for School Education made a TV Special “Assessment Today” (15 series, 5 VCDS). Through interviewing educational experts and using vivid examples, the program introduces and discusses the new concept of assessment: Educational Assessment is a system. Curriculum Assessment and teaching should be an organic whole. Its aim is to promote the development of students, teachers and curriculum. The program shows a fact that new assessment concept is not blank and abstract and it can be achieved by teaching design technique and assessment technique.

In March 2002, “Assessment Today” (15 series, 5VCDS) was broadcasted in the TV program “ Foreign language on TV” of CETV-1.It has been broadcasted twice. It is good reference material for English teachers and educational researchers

The book collects some remarkable speeches and views of Chinese prominent educational assessment experts and English teachers about the reform of English Curriculum Assessment. It includes assessment reform trends, specification of ELT goals, guidelines to assessment reform, design and implementation of English curriculum Formative Assessment, the types and teaching designs of Inquiry Learning, observation and assessment of classroom teaching, etc.

Different from the traditional test-based Summative Assessment, Performance Assessment exists in the process of English Learning and Teaching. It leads the whole process to develop towards exactitude and perfection. Performance Assessment gives authentic assessment about students' authentic learning activities. The book gives us a complete introduction about Performance Assessment and focuses on the value of classroom----as it serves as main platform for assessment activities. The book provides us many assessment tools and good examples as well.