In an excellent column, Ray Schroeder, senior fellow for the Association of Leaders in Online and Professional Education, laments the tendency for many instructors to rely on text-specific test banks ...

At first blush, the advice from the measurement experts couldn’t be clearer: Decisions that have a major impact on a student, such as promotion to the next grade or high school graduation, “should not ...

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 ...

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, ...

Ensuring student achievement is on track is critical, particularly as post-pandemic academic progress still remains slower for some student groups. When districts have the right assessments in place, ...

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...