Teachers need more support to move testing from a “necessary evil” to a classroom tool, experts say. While summative assessments—like unit quizzes or annual state tests—are used for evaluation and ...

These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

Carol Boston says “Black and Wiliam (1998b) define assessment broadly to include all activities that teachers and students undertake to get information that can be used diagnostically to alter ...

Wai Yee Amy Wong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Robert Plomin receives funding from the UK Medical Research Council. Margherita Malanchini does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...