NCTQ ON TEACHER PREP FOR ASSESSMENTS: An in-depth report from the National Center on Teaching Quality “examining the extent to which teacher preparation programs train teachers to understand ...

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 ...

As the pandemic impacts standardized assessments and leads to a rise of remote proctors for students taking off-site exams, many have started to question if assessment and grading protocols need to be ...

This post is by Vinci Daro and Ruth Chung Wei who work at the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) at Stanford University. “This is absolutely critical to improve our ...

This chapter discusses the relationships between formative and summative assessments—both in the classroom and externally. In addition to teachers, site-and district-level administrators and decision ...

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 ...

There is little to no consensus in the academic literature over whether centralised, standardised exams are better for students than teacher assessments. While a growing body of evidence from ...