Instructionally Useful Assessments: Don’t Tell Us—Show Us
Education leaders and vendors claim that many assessments are “instructionally useful.” Such claims must be highly specific, and supported by evidence.
Read MoreEducation leaders and vendors claim that many assessments are “instructionally useful.” Such claims must be highly specific, and supported by evidence.
Read MoreAn important new book from the National Academy of Education can support state and district leaders in building balanced assessment systems.
Read MoreOur associates are giving many fascinating presentations at the assessment field’s two big spring conferences, NCME and AERA. Here’s a quick rundown.
Read MoreExisting frameworks for universal design aren’t quite right for educational assessment, so we teamed up and designed a new one.
Read More2023 was a busy year for assessment and accountability. Scott Marion recaps the year’s key issues and looks ahead to questions that loom large for 2024.
Read MoreIn a bid to jump-start the program, USED expands the IADA. Nearly $22 million is potentially available to support work on new state assessments.
Read MoreStates have an abundance of education data. But to use it well, states need good data management practices.
Read MoreAs the pandemic ends, different types of tests tell different stories about student achievement. Key shifts in thinking and action can build more coherence.
Read MoreIt’s time to focus on the role of formative and large-scale assessment in student learning recovery efforts.
Read MoreWe explore what balanced assessment systems are and whether interim assessments are a requirement for them to work.
Read MoreYour assessment selection can ensure you can monitor recovery efforts and confirm evidence of learning progress following the pandemic.
Read MoreIt’s critical that educators use the right educational assessment tools to understand and overcome challenges related to COVID recovery.
Read MoreAdapting Toolkits to Support Assessment System Audits Many local and state education agencies strive to develop assessment systems that can be considered “balanced” along a variety of design dimensions. As […]
Read MoreIt Will Take a Village to Fulfill the Opportunities of Through Year Assessment Systems “Through year” or “through course” assessment systems are rapidly proliferating as an alternative to the single, […]
Read MoreA First-Hand Account of Responding to Student Needs With Learning Acceleration The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (OSDE) highest priority is keeping students and staff safe so that we can […]
Read MoreDesign Innovation in Educational Assessment Systems Held each fall since 1999, the Reidy Interactive Lecture Series (RILS) provides a unique opportunity for a diverse group of participants to step back […]
Read MoreThe Challenges of Creating Balanced Assessment Systems “…a collection of assessments does not entail a system any more than a pile of bricks entails a house.” Coladarci (2002). In the first […]
Read MoreEvaluating Grade 8 Student Achievement Outcomes for the NH PACE Program, an Innovative Assessment System This is the third in a series of posts by our 2020 summer interns and their mentors […]
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