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Assessment It's Official: All States Have Been Excused From Statewide Testing This YearWithin three weeks, a pandemic has completely changed the national landscape on testing.
Assessment Grading Students During the Coronavirus Crisis: What's the Right Call?Schools are wrestling with how to handle grading in a remote learning environment when not all students have reliable access to resources.Assessment Advanced Placement Testing Moves Online During Coronavirus PandemicThe tests will be offered in 45-minute online exams, which students can take on one of two dates later this spring, the College Board announced on Friday.Assessment What the Research Says Sleep Helps Teenagers Cope With Discrimination-Based StressTeenagers who have a decent night's sleep cope better with stress the next day, including seeking support from friends and trying to solve problems rather than brooding.Assessment Opinion Secretary DeVos, It's Time to Scratch the 2020 State TestsMadam Secretary, it's time for you to waive the assessment requirements, everywhere and for everyone.
Assessment Opinion I've Changed How I Grade My Students. You Should, TooMy job as a teacher is to help students learn, not to use extrinsic motivation to get them to work, writes Miriam Plotinsky.Assessment Briefly Stated Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have MissedA collection of short news stories from this week.
Assessment When Teachers Are Tough Graders, Students Learn More, Study SaysA study from the Fordham Institute argues that "the mindset that says 'everybody gets a gold star' does more damage than good."
Assessment Reported Essay Who's to Blame for the Black-White Achievement Gap?Why don’t black students perform as well as white students on tests? One reporter considers her personal history to understand this disparity.
Assessment College Readiness Concerns Raised by Latest Round of ACT ScoresThe nation’s high school students continue to struggle in the subject areas that are deemed essential for later success, according to the latest results from the ACT college admissions test.
Assessment ACT to Change How Students Retake Exam, Add 'Superscore'Starting next fall, some students who take the ACT will be allowed to retake individual sections of the college-entrance exam, instead of having to sit for the entire test again.
Assessment Opinion Can Standardized Tests Predict Adult Success? What the Research SaysThere is a link between standardized test scores and later life outcomes. But is there causation? Researchers Dan Goldhaber and Umut Özek explore.
Assessment Briefly Stated Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have MissedA breakdown of high-profile news stories you may have missed during the week.
Assessment Opinion It's Time to End Timed TestsThe research is clear that speed doesn't reflect intelligence, writes Alden S. Blodget.
Assessment Could Testing Wreck Civics Education?As civic education undergoes a renaissance in schools, educators are looking beyond standardized tests to determine whether the lessons empower students to embrace civic behaviors, like voting or volunteering.
