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Student Testing
This special report examines change in the field of student testing, including a look at next-generation science assessments, new ways to curb test anxiety, and college-admissions exams.
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Understanding Formative Assessment
This special report aims to deepen educators' understanding about formative assessment, what it is, and how to use it effectively to get good information about students' learning progress in real time.
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New Directions in Assessment
Addressing an area of both frustration and possibility for many teachers, this online story package explores new developments and trends in the practice of testing and assessment in schools. The stories focus on initiatives designed to link assessment more closely with classroom learning and instruction and thus provide integral solutions for teachers.
Assessment Opinion Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices Through Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ)The Hawai'i education department's Office of Hawaiian Education is piloting a proficiency-based assessment model that is culturally responsive and place-based.
Assessment Video Helping Students Relax and Focus Before ExamsCan the fear of failure become a self fulfilling prophecy? A new study led by Stanford University psychologist Christopher Rozek looks at how test anxiety affects low-income students and their wealthier peers. Can simple writing exercises given right before an exam help students understand that stress is not always a bad thing?
Assessment Opinion What Happens When You Really Listen? Student Voices and Reshaping PolicyThe "If You Ask Me..." student-voice exhibit helps New Mexico educators and policymakers change the conversation and keep the needs of students at the center.Assessment Report Roundup Research Report: TeachersWhen teachers have higher cognitive skills, their students perform better academically, according to a new study in the journal Education Next using data from 31 countries.Assessment Report Roundup Arts EducationArts experiences can reduce disciplinary infractions, increase students' engagement, and improve writing skills, says a new study by the Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Assessment Opinion Leveraging Data to Understand Students: Obstacles and Ideas for Data PracticesStronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve.Assessment Letter to the Editor Where Is PISA Headed?To the Editor:
I wish to clarify certain points made in the exchange of views concerning the Program for International Student Assessment that was recently published in Education Week. I refer specifically to Michele Bruniges response ("Let's Embrace PISA's Success") to my concerns about how PISA was in danger of becoming a victim of its own success ("Is PISA a Victim of Its Own Success?").Assessment News in Brief N.H. Initiative Would Offer Students Credit for Out-of-Class LearningAn education initiative being pushed by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu would incentivize learning outside the classroom.Assessment An Educators' Glossary for Performance AssessmentShare our new video, which succinctly explains what these complex terms mean.
Assessment Video K-12 Performance Assessment Terms ExplainedInterest is growing in assessing students’ learning by having them show what they can do with what they know. But educators often disagree about what terms like performance assessment and project-based learning really mean in the classroom. In an effort to clear up some of the confusion, Education Week writers developed definitions for six performance-assessment related terms, including proficiency-based learning, project-based learning, standards-based grading, and portfolios. See the results in this animated glossary.Assessment Opinion Where Can Tech Outdo a Teacher?In tomorrow's classrooms, technology won't replace teachers—it will make them better. Here's how.Assessment Online Summit Testing for Real-World PerformanceEducation Week offers a big-picture look at the current state of performance assessment and pinpoints some best practices.Assessment News in Brief Roman Catholic Students Sue Vermont Over Dual-Enrollment LockoutA group of Vermont high school students backed by a powerful conservative Christian legal organization is accusing the state of religious discrimination.
Assessment News in Brief What's Up With AP?About 1.24 million students—or nearly 40 percent of the class of 2018—took at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2018, for a grand total of some 4.22 million tests.Assessment News in Brief High School Graduation Rate Reaches Another All-Time HighThe U.S. high school graduation rate has risen for yet another year, to a new all-time high.
