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Assessment Q&A Q&A: Top NAEP Official Talks About the Future of Nation's Report Card and MoreStatistics commissioner Peggy Carr says persistent chronic absenteeism is partly to blame for historically low test scores.
Assessment States Eye Assessment Throughout the Year as Frustration With Standardized Testing MountsSome states are working to transition to through-year testing models in an effort to make standardized tests more relevant to educators.
Assessment From Our Research Center Educators Feel Growing Pressure for Students to Perform Well on Standardized TestsMany say they feel more pressure now than before the pandemic to ensure students perform well on the annual, state-required exams.
Assessment Teachers Say Those Ubiquitous, Every-Few-Months Tests Don't Always Capture What's TaughtThe vast majority of schools use them, but not all teachers think they accurately measure student progress.Assessment Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Formative Assessment?Answer 7 questions about formative assessment.
Assessment Q&A Picking an Interim Assessment? Do This First, Say School LeadersTwo district leaders explain how they evaluate interim assessments—and why having access to external reviews would be "huge."
Assessment ‘Interim’ Tests Are Used Everywhere. Are They Good Measures of Student Progress?A recent attempt to look under the hood of interim assessments is on hold after several test providers wouldn’t commit to participation.
Assessment Measuring Mastery, Not Seat Time: Here's How Schools Can Make It WorkA new report lays out the nuts and bolts for schools adopting a model that stresses student mastery of skills they need for college and careers.
Assessment A District Is Happy It Made This Standardized Testing ChangeOne Mississippi district jumped through hoops to switch to a set of tests its teachers think will help students become independent learners.
Assessment NAEP Results Are Often Politicized. Could Rescheduling It Help?Administering NAEP in non-election years will shield it from further politicization, the board that oversees it said.
Assessment Opinion The Nation's Report Card Could Be Education's Data Gold MineBetter support for educators, higher student achievement, improved tests are among the outcomes when researchers have access to NAEP data.
Assessment Opinion Can State Tests Be Useful for Instruction and Accountability?An assessment company is aiming to eliminate the gap between what local assessments and the respective state test is delivering.
Assessment Letter to the Editor State Exams Offer Pathways for Some—Not All—LearnersA parent writes a letter to the editor detailing her child's experience with state exams in New York.
Assessment Q&A How to Use Formative Assessment to Accelerate LearningAn assessment expert explains how the technique helps teachers find and address the holes in student learning.
Assessment Fighting Senioritis? This New Requirement Kept a Graduating Class EngagedThese seniors were the first to test a new state requirement to reflect on what they had learned over four years of high school.
