Assessment
Look beyond high-stakes testing to learn about different ways of assessing the full range of student ability -- social, emotional, and academic achievement.
Staying Connected to Purpose Beyond Testing Season
Standardized tests are an inevitable part of school life, but education leader Ron Berger wants to remind administrators to keep holding space for the real reason teachers show up: to help kids become great thinkers and human beings.178How to Design Better Tests, Based on the Research
A review of a dozen recent studies reveals that to design good tests, teachers need to consider bias, rigor, and mindset.A Year of No Tests
Removing summative assessments from instructional practice can make class more interesting, engaging, and stress free for students.1.3k3 Grading Practices That Should Change
By ensuring that their grading methods accurately report content knowledge, teachers can promote and reward student growth.2.8kSelf-Paced Learning in Middle School Math
Implementing self-paced learning helped an eighth-grade algebra teacher scaffold and differentiate instruction, creating a student-centered class.150The Case Against Zeros in Grading
Teachers can rethink their grading practices to make them more mathematically fair for students and allow for redemption for a missed assignment.26.7k3 Reasons a Teacher Gave Up Grading
How the practice of “ungrading” transformed a teacher’s life, and motivated her students to think for themselves.1.4kNo Points Off for Late Work
A look at how one teacher adjusted her policies to encourage learners to turn in quality assignments, even if they were late.3kHow to Reduce Guessing During Testing Season
Metacognitive tasks can help eliminate guessing and ensure that elementary students show what they know on standardized tests.824Districts Make Progress—and Encounter Resistance—as They Update Grading Models
Even as schools across the country experiment with new models for assessing students, they aren’t ready to commit to a wholesale divorce from the A to F letter grades that have been around since the 1940s.7334 Ways to Fight Bias in Grading
Unconscious bias may be unavoidable, but here’s how you can reduce its destructive impact.6417 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment
Within these methods you’ll find close to 40 tools and tricks for finding out what your students know while they’re still learning.50.9kThe 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020
We reviewed hundreds of educational studies in 2020 and then highlighted 10 of the most significant—covering topics from virtual learning to the reading wars and the decline of standardized tests.22.5kUsing Positive Feedback in Math Classrooms
Providing math students with positive feedback can help them clarify their thinking, take risks, and apply concepts in new contexts.5097 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom
Finding out what your students are really learning remains indispensable to teaching. Here’s what teachers are doing to check for understanding online.12.5k