Assessment
Look beyond high-stakes testing to learn about different ways of assessing the full range of student ability -- social, emotional, and academic achievement.
A Powerful Way to Document Student Learning in the Early Grades
Learning stories are narratives that demonstrate in images and text the learning process of students in preschool through grade 2.239How 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.3 Reasons a Teacher Gave Up Grading
How the practice of “ungrading” transformed a teacher’s life, and motivated her students to think for themselves.1.4k
The 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.29.9kHow to Get Students to Focus on Learning—Not Grades
With a few shifts in the classroom, teachers can encourage students to pay more attention to the skills they are building than to a number or letter score.Documentation Panels Are a Novel Way for Students to Demonstrate Their Learning
This innovative assessment tool has students engage in metacognitive reflection by assembling and presenting evidence of their learning.774How to Reduce Guessing During Testing Season
Metacognitive tasks can help eliminate guessing and ensure that elementary students show what they know on standardized tests.8247 Tips for Creating Motivating Assessments
Teachers can take small actions to ensure that the tests they give build students’ confidence, refine skills, and encourage independence.182
7 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.56k6 Unproductive Ways to Learn Math Basics—and What to Do Instead
Tune up your math teaching with this review of strategies to avoid, plus alternatives that will challenge, engage, and enlighten your students.1.2kWhat a Culture of Caring Looks Like in Early Childhood Classrooms
A commitment to fostering an environment of caring can promote learning in culturally diverse pre-K to 2 classrooms.737
The 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.23.1kFrom the Classroom to the House
Jahana Hayes, congresswoman and high school history teacher, on the disconnect between Washington and the classroom, and the importance of keeping teacher voices in the mix.Boosting High School Students’ Sense of Agency and Motivation
Providing students with greater voice and choice in the classroom can build their desire to learn and do well academically.863The Value of Reciprocal Feedback
Teachers often give high school students feedback to guide their learning—soliciting feedback about the class from them helps deepen the teacher-student rapport.350
