Assessment
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5 Strategies Teachers Can Implement Using Assessment Data To Enhance Students Outcome
Student assessment data allows you to peek into your students’ minds—to discover their areas of weakness and strength. This knowledge is essential to guide ... -
Grading on a Curve – What Is It?
The term grading on a curve describes the various methods a teacher uses to adjust the scores that students get on an examination one ... -
A Brief Guide to Aptitude Tests
An aptitude test is designed to evaluate what a student can do or to predict what a student can learn or do if they ... -
The 7 Biggest Complaints Teachers Have About Testing – And How To Fix Them
“Stop the standardized testing mania,” said 29% of teachers on National Teacher Day in 2013. The lack of support for such a large part ... -
Improving Assessment in eLearning Programs
The nuances of assessment, measurement, and teaching are grossly interdependent. No one is measuring what is being taught; instead, what is being measured is ... -
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 ...
