Assessment
Look beyond high-stakes testing to learn about different ways of assessing the full range of student ability -- social, emotional, and academic achievement.
Creative Ways to Assess Math Understanding
Traditional math assessments tend to provide a narrow gauge of student learning—here’s how some teachers are going deeper.8 Ways to Reduce Student Cheating
Clarity about learning objectives and questions that focus on the thinking process can lessen the chance that students will cheat.How to Spend Less Time Grading
Carefully deciding what to grade and providing students with rubrics can make grading less time-consuming.3.4kThe Spatially Gifted—Our Future Architects and Engineers—Are Being Overlooked
Though they have the potential to excel in many fields, we’re neglecting a large body of students with a unique set of skills.10.8kHow to Help Students Focus on What They’re Learning, Not the Grade
Work that emphasizes students’ developing skills instead of a graded product reminds them to see learning as their goal.9.9kMaking Learning Targets Clear to Students
When students clearly understand classroom expectations, they’re better able to assess and improve their performance.1.5k7 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.8.9kIn Schools, Are We Measuring What Matters?
The psychologist, researcher, and MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth believes that to make better decisions in our school systems, we need to rethink the way we measure student capabilities.6.4kHow to Make Sure Grades Are Meaningful and Useful to Students
Giving grades that truly reflect student learning is one of the perennial problems in teaching, and these shifts in thinking about how to gather and report grades can help.3.4k4 Assessment Strategies for Distance and Hybrid Learning
A few ways to set up formative and summative assessments that provide an accurate picture of what students know.3.6kFormative and Summative Assessment in a Hybrid Classroom
Getting a true sense of students’ learning and discouraging cheating is tough when some students are in the room and some are at home, but it can be done.2.9kBetter Ways to Measure Student Progress
Distance learning has forced many educators to take a closer look at traditional grading and contemplate better methods of assessment.2.7k3 Ways to Get Teens Thinking Metacognitively
Your classroom can provide a safe harbor for teens during a year of upheaval—use this opportunity to impart metacognitive skills they’ll use throughout their lives.1.6kSummative Assessment in Distance Learning
Whether schools are using regular grades or not, teachers need to accurately assess learning while their students are at home. These are some helpful ideas to consider.10.9k7 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.23.7k