When we started Envision Schools 13 years ago, we believed then--as we do now--that standardized assessments were necessary but insufficient for determining college and career readiness. It seemed ...

When we design assessment with transparency, cultural awareness and inclusivity in mind, it becomes a tool for supporting learning rather than measuring it, writes Patrice Seuwou and explains how Many ...

The spread of the coronavirus transformed our education system overnight. With school districts completely caught off-guard by the speed and severity of the outbreak, the U.S. Department of Education ...

For decades, formative assessment has been a silent engine for learning—powering insights about student progress and worker ...

California schools will be expected to administer Smarter Balanced and other statewide tests this spring, but districts can select alternatives in cases where these tests are not “viable” to ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

In higher education circles, there is something of a feeding frenzy surrounding the issue of assessment. The federal government, due to release a proposed rating system later this fall, wants ...

Educational assessment and evaluation constitute fundamental processes for measuring student learning and informing instructional practice. Contemporary approaches combine traditional testing methods ...

How can assessment improve educational outcomes for African-Americans? That was the focus of a conference I attended this week at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. As the ...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has broken higher education assessment. This has implications from the classroom to institutional accreditation. We are advocating for a one-year pause on ...

Education faces a lot of criticism, some with good cause. The U.S. ranks low in reading and math compared with other developed nations. A recent trend to combat our shortcomings is to “assess” ...