I’m waiting for my T-shirt to arrive in the mail. It’s the one that will say, on the back, “ETS Research Symposium on Through-Course Summative Assessment, Atlanta, Feb. 10-11, 2011.” And on the front, ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

I’m often surprised when teachers are surprised when their students perform poorly on tests. Sure there are kids whose scores belie their skills, such as those who have test anxiety or had a bad day ...

Summative assessments evaluate learning at the end of a unit, course, or instructional period. While typically used to gauge final outcomes, these assessments can also serve formative purposes, ...

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

Incorporating peer review and individual reflections makes frequent, intentional formative assessment manageable, with big ...

The primary and mass education ministry has recently directed the NCTB to change the assessment and marks distribution system ...

According to the draft guideline, major changes are being proposed in the assessment system for Classes I to V from the ...

California schools will be expected to administer Smarter Balanced and other statewide tests this spring, but districts can select alternatives in cases where these tests are not “viable” to ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York State Education Department (NYSED) awarded Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) its statewide summative assessment provider contract after undergoing a ...