In a climate where there continues to be a movement among parents and educators to opt out of standardized tests, ‘assessment’ has become a dirty word. However, assessment in itself isn’t to blame.

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

As many states begin to implement online assessments to gauge student learning under the Common Core State Standards, administrators are faced with a number of important considerations that accompany ...

"Assessment is the process of gathering information that accurately reflects how well a student is achieving the curriculum expectations in a course. The primary purpose of assessment is to improve ...

Corrected: The headquarters location of Hanover Research was misstated in an earlier version of this Commentary. The firm is located in Washington. A high level of scrutiny and uncertainty surrounds ...

CBSE has revamped its assessment pattern to include more case-based questions for Classes 10 and 12. This shift aims to ...

Cindy Cogswell is a postdoctoral fellow for Assessment and Evaluation at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL). Cindy has graciously agreed to answer any questions that you might ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Ask the many assessment haters in higher education who is most to blame for what they perceive as the fixation on trying to measure student learning outcomes, and they are ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Cambium Assessm ent, Inc., a Cambium Learning® Group company and the leading provider of innovative digital assessments to more than half of the states in the ...

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