
We’re at NCME and AERA 2025! Come Check Us Out
We’ve got a fascinating lineup of presentations at the two big education research conferences, NCME and AERA. Here’s a quick rundown.
Read MoreWe’ve got a fascinating lineup of presentations at the two big education research conferences, NCME and AERA. Here’s a quick rundown.
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Read MoreAt our conference, we’ll ask what it takes to implement balanced assessment systems and explore how tests can support or hinder teaching and learning.
Read MoreA new volume explores what we’ve learned about culturally responsive assessment and how we can build on it to serve students better.
Read MoreThe cancellation of federal research contracts cuts states’ and districts’ access to good data. These five ideas help them preserve and use the data they have.
Read MoreUnderstanding comparability as a multifaceted problem—not a yes-or-no issue—can help states as they create innovative assessment systems.
Read MoreAgency—the ability to control one’s own thoughts, processes and actions—is a key skill for students to master. But assessing that mastery is challenging.
Read MoreA new report from the Center explores the challenges of assessing 21st century competencies and offers practical advice.
Read MoreResisting our urge to add design layers to assessment and accountability systems—and subtracting instead—can produce better solutions.
Read MoreTwo relatively easy changes in states’ assessment score reports can go a long way toward helping users understand the results.
Read MoreCollaboration defined our work in 2024 and is at the heart of the Center’s philosophy. When we push one another to hone our ideas, we reach new heights.
Read MoreKey strategies from the world of accessibility offer helpful guidance in advancing equity in educational testing in K12 schools.
Read MoreTest security has typically focused on preventing, detecting and acting on irregularities. But it should also support fairness and equity.
Read MoreScore reports are crucial to a through-year assessment system. We interviewed users of Montana’s new system to see how they interpreted and planned to use information from score reports.
Read MoreIntercultural understanding is an important 21st century skill for students, but assessing it is challenging. These guiding principles can help.
Read MoreCompanies often say their assessments are instructionally useful, but they rarely provide evidence to support those claims.
Read MoreOur annual conference asked an important question: How do we minimize the unintended negative consequences of assessment for individuals and systems?
Read MoreUnderstanding assessment and using it well should be the responsibility of the entire school community, not just its teachers.
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