Assessment
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What Should Parents and Educators Know About the Assessment of Young Children?
The early childhood years help create a foundation for future learning and place students on the path of academic success. That’s why it is ... -
How to Cure the K-12 Education System’s Addiction to Testing
Standardized testing has long been dreaded in classrooms. Teachers, students, and administrators alike suffer from the strain testing puts on the education system. On ... -
What Do Parents, Principals, and Others Want to Know About Assessment Results?
Many people assume that the aim of assessments is one-sided. This could not be further from the truth. It is essential to recognize that ... -
Effective Formative Assessment Strategies
When a player gets up to bat and strikes and misses twice, one small adjustment suggestion by the coach can make the next at-bat ... -
The Merits of Using Authentic Assessments
Focused on developing a more authentic, fair method of assessing student knowledge than standardized tests, Grant Wiggins wrote an essay in the early 1990s ... -
The 5 Components of Assessment Strategies
In 2009 leaders from every state came together to launch an effort to identify college and career readiness goals for high school students, and ... -
Should You Use Performance-Based Assessments Instead of Traditional?
According to ASCD, “In the act of learning, people obtain content knowledge, acquire skills, and develop work habits—and practice the application of all three ... -
Testing Experts Convene at What May Be the Most Consequential Conference in Education
Assessment has been an education hot button since the day the first one room schoolhouse sent home the first report card, and probably even ... -
How Comparing Grades Can Stunt Your Intellectual Development
We all know the feeling, you work hard to prepare for an exam, craft the perfect essay, or develop the perfect project, and now ... -
How to Calculate Your High School and College Grades
Thinking back on my K-12 and college years, I remember hearing my parents say “keep your grades up.” If it weren’t for good grades, ...
