Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...

How to grade students struggling to cope academically and how to measure the progress of English learners are two challenges teachers and schools face during the pandemic. This week we talk with ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri’s Board of Education is set to discuss a proposal Tuesday that would offer districts an alternative method of tracking and assessing student progress. Currently, the ...

Jamil Modaffari discusses how states should be rethinking their approach to standardized testing in K-12 schools. Nearly two full years into the pandemic, schools and students across the country are ...

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education released results Thursday from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2024 summative tests, which they said "highlight there is more ...

When Virginia’s Prince William County school district switched to standards-based grading nearly a decade ago, middle school social studies teacher Erin Merrill wanted an easier way to keep track of ...

Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. is a lifelong educator. He was appointed Commissioner of Education by the Florida State Board of Education effective June 1, 2022. Florida has led the nation in education ...

New York’s Education Department responded to standardized testing during COVID with restraint, but the Biden administration chose to embrace a doomed mandate, rejecting all requests for waivers ...

The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

Effective assessment is a cornerstone of teaching and learning, providing educators with valuable insights into student progress, understanding, and achievement. Whether you're teaching a large ...