Assessment and Testing

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The Providence school district is in the middle of an initiative to recognize skills and give academic credit for learning taking place outside school.
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R.I. Students Gaining 'Badges,' Credits Outside School

The Providence school district is in the middle of an initiative to recognize skills and give academic credit for learning taking place outside school. (February 5, 2013)

Spotlight on Assessment

Assessment is complicated in both practical and policy terms, raising myriad questions of how to best gauge student learning. This Spotlight looks at how schools and experts are approaching assessment.

Spotlight on ELL Assessment & Teaching

Teaching English-language learners is a complex endeavor that more and more schools are facing. This Spotlight examines assessment and instruction in the everyday world of ELLs and their schools.

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Common Assessments: What You Need to Know
Two groups of states aim to move past multiple-choice-only tests to include essays, projects, and other tasks designed to gauge deeper, more complex learning

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An end-of-course test given during the last class of Algebra 2 or Math 3 will gauge whether students are college-ready, the PARCC consortium decides.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
While the two nations ran even in math, Finland maintained the lead in science and reading even though some U.S. states finished ahead.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
Prekindergarten, K-12, and college- and career-readiness indicators show gains, but other Quality Counts measures are mixed.
January 4, 2013 - Quality Counts
But performance falls well short of several East Asian countries in math, science.
January 4, 2013 - Education Week
Educators Tout IB's Links to Common Core
International Baccalaureate educators say their program offers a base for designing curriculum units that align with the new Common Core State Standards in mathematics and English/language arts.
December 21, 2012 | Updated: January 10, 2013 - Education Week
Year-end tests are not a predictor of future performance and shouldn't be perceived as such, writes Dave Powell.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
The proposed new NAEP indicators go beyond income for a clearer picture of students' socioeconomic status.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
But American 4th and 8th graders are still in the shadow of peers in high-performing East Asian nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
The United States has gained ground against countries that are top performers in the 2011 PIRLS, or Progress in International Reading Literacy Skills, improving to far above the international average, the latest results show.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
The common-core-test labs allow scientists to get inside students' heads and use what they learn to craft questions and tasks.
December 7, 2012 - Education Week

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