Rachel C. Syrja, a teacher on special assignment for the office of instruction in the El Monte City, Calif., school district, has designed districtwide staff development in assessment for learning, ...

Formative assessment is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to guide learning. Unlike summative assessment, which ...

This post is by Adriana Martinez, the Innovation Program Manager at CCSSO. For years, states have taken the lead in exploring how to create better ways to assess students. In 2016, New Hampshire ...

Assessments used before instruction are called diagnostic assessments. Students begin your course with prior knowledge, using past experiences to actively make meaning of new experiences in your ...

Summative assessments are implemented at the end of a unit, course, or instructional period to evaluate how well students have achieved the learning objectives, such as knowledge, skills, and ...

Commentary: Written outputs challenge students to research a topic, explore and articulate arguments and demonstrate their ability to scope tasks, assimilate knowledge and develop conclusions and ...

The effectiveness of closed-book exams is contingent on the kinds of questions asked and the teaching and problem sheets which precede the exam to ensure that it is not focused on memorisation. To ...

Education faces a lot of criticism, some with good cause. The U.S. ranks low in reading and math compared with other developed nations. A recent trend to combat our shortcomings is to “assess” ...

This type of performance assessment must be carried out as part of the examination sessions which are held twice a year. Students must register for these examinations using myStudies. These ...