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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 Innovative Assessments: Widening the HorizonStates are developing new forms of assessment, including assessments of learning and assessments for learning.Assessment Report Roundup State AssessmentsAfter a period of convergence, the K-12 testing landscape is again looking more and more fragmented, concludes a report from the consulting group Education First.Assessment News in Brief Atlanta's Program for Students Affected by Scandal Reveals Mixed ResultsThe Atlanta school district has spent about $7.5 million so far to provide services to students whose test answers were likely changed by educators during the districtwide cheating scandal that made national headlines. But a recent evaluation of the program's first few semesters shows mixed results.
Assessment The State Testing Landscape Continues to FragmentTwenty-three states' testing contracts expire this year, probably leading to more change in providers and tests, a new report says.Assessment Opinion Portfolio Assessment: Virtues, Vices, and ExamplesPortfolios can be powerful forms of assessment, but they must be done right to reap their benefits.Assessment Opinion It's High Time for Change in our Accountability SystemsCan a burgeoning movement from the field place pressure upon local, state, and federal policymakers to create accountability systems where teachers are at the forefront of creating assessments that promote the deeper learning we want for all our children?Assessment Report Roundup International BenchmarksA new report by the World Bank puts the results of much-publicized international tests–which many poor nations do not take part in–on a comparable scale as regional exams commonly used by developing countries.Assessment Arizona Approves a 'Menu' of Test Options, But Feds Are ConcernedArizona has approved a new approach to testing that allows districts to choose among several high school tests. But the new system could violate federal education law.Assessment Illinois Will Step Back from PARCC Test. Is New Jersey Next?Only a handful of states will still be offering the test in its entirety after this spring's testing season.
Assessment GED Passing Rates Rise, But Fewer Students Take Exam After RedesignPassing rates on the GED have bounced back to normal levels, four years after a major redesign of the equivalency exam caused a sharp drop.Assessment Good Tests Must Include Student Work, Groups ArgueA new vision for good assessment systems urges states to adopt approaches that include classroom work or performance tasks that provide meaningful gauges of student learning.
Assessment Opinion The Teacher's Role in Personalized Learning: Making Math RelevantAt New Classrooms, Carolyn Harper supports teachers in their journey to connect math to real life for their students. In Teach to One: Math, performance-based tasks help students understand how math exists in their world.
Assessment Smarter Balanced Test Scores Are Mostly Flat. Is That a Problem?A few critics say it could be a sign of problems with the test; Smarter Balanced officials say detailed analyses are coming.
Assessment Opinion Students as Innovators and Co-Creators at Del Lago AcademyIn this edition of Friday Focus: Practitioner's Guide to Next Gen Learning, we tell the story of badging at Del Lago Academy, a member of the NGLC and Center for Innovation in Education Assessment for Learning Project community.
Assessment Opinion Hidden Labels Hold Students BackHere are five questions school and district leaders should be asking to move beyond tracking, write Robin Avelar La Salle and Ruth S. Johnson.
