Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...
A guest post from University of Illinois at Chicago lecturer Keegan Lannon on wrestling with alternative grading.
That may sound extreme or hypothetical, but it’s a real issue.
Seventh graders show strongest improvement with nearly 8 percentage point gains, while former English language learners ...
Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...
Image by cherylt23 from Pixabay October 10, 2025 - SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Education (CDE) released ...
Schools are expecting students to do more problem solving, in response to Common Core assessments. Businesses complain graduates are not creative. In response, schools have students engage in ...
New state assessment data from the 2024-25 school year show overall improvements and county scores outperformed statewide averages once again.
Effective assessment is a cornerstone of teaching and learning, providing educators with valuable insights into student progress, understanding, and achievement. Whether you're teaching a large ...