Does the testing and assessment process help improve teaching and learning? How? Or if it doesn’t help, why not? 

Sindelar, N. W. (2011). Assessment-Powered Teaching. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin.Read Chapters 1-3

Squires, D. A. (2014). Curriculum : District Stories of a Path to Improved Achievement. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Chapters 1-3

Helpful Websites:

California Department of Education: Testing and Assessment
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/