I’m waiting for my T-shirt to arrive in the mail. It’s the one that will say, on the back, “ETS Research Symposium on Through-Course Summative Assessment, Atlanta, Feb. 10-11, 2011.” And on the front, ...

With increasing numbers of multilingual learners, representing over 20 languages and 65% of the student population, the ...

Summative assessment refers to the assessment or evaluation of students’ learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a specific instructional period. It is generally ...

I’m often surprised when teachers are surprised when their students perform poorly on tests. Sure there are kids whose scores belie their skills, such as those who have test anxiety or had a bad day ...

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

CUTTACK: Evaluation of High School Certificate (HSC) Summative Assessment-1 answer sheets will be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha from December 9 at 52 centres across the ...

Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...

Perceived by most students as a stressful and anxious situation, the idea of taking an assessment can be nauseating. Although this activity is an integral part of the school or academic curriculum, ...

Miami University stresses the importance of high-quality teaching and its impact on student learning and recognizes that there are differing professional views on the nature and utility of evaluation ...