
Can We Stop Obsessing About the Effects of Remote Instruction on Student Learning?
Let’s start talking about student learning recovery and stop focusing on the impact of remote instruction during the pandemic.
Read MoreLet’s start talking about student learning recovery and stop focusing on the impact of remote instruction during the pandemic.
Read MoreThere is a science behind reading instruction that must be followed to ensure reading comprehension goes beyond just the foundational skills.
Read MoreOur 2022 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series focused on how we can better address the pandemic impact on student learning.
Read MoreIssues and Considerations Regarding Time Spent on Testing It’s rare to find an issue that nearly everyone agrees with, but I think that the desire to reduce testing time is […]
Read MoreMaking the Case for a New Approach to Federal School Accountability The U.S. Department of Education followed an all too familiar pattern of publishing important guidance just before the Christmas […]
Read MoreDeveloping Needs-Based Sociocultural Approaches to Professional Development and Assessment Literacy This post is a summary of the main ideas from a symposium focused on educators’ assessment literacy presented at the […]
Read MoreA Call to Policymakers to Support Multi-Year Acceleration Efforts I and many others were concerned that the uncertainty with interpreting Spring 2021 state summative test scores because of all the […]
Read MoreDiscussions with State Leaders Approved to Implement Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority Pilots Five states have been approved to implement innovative assessment pilots as part of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) under […]
Read MoreA Need to Support Learning Acceleration in School Year 2021-2022 I was asked recently if the Center was producing assessment recommendations for back-to-school this fall. My first reaction was, “wait, […]
Read MoreHouston, I Think We Might Have a Problem One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and yet expecting different results. Recently, I have been […]
Read MoreAdvocating for Changes to Federal Accountability Requirements to Enable Innovative Assessment Many of us at the Center for Assessment have led assessment reform for decades, including such noteworthy programs as […]
Read MoreCompelling Reasons to Think Twice Before Moving 2021 Spring State Testing to the Fall When spring state testing was abruptly canceled last year, one of the first options considered briefly […]
Read MoreAcknowledging the Lack of Evidence that Remote Test Administration Can Measure Up to In-Person Testing A recent article in Forbes Magazine by Jim Cowen painted an irresponsibly rosy picture of remote test […]
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 […]
Read MoreState and district leaders are working hard to prepare for in-person schooling in 2020-2021 while also planning for hybrid models or, at worst, full remote learning should certain locales become […]
Read MoreFormative Assessment Wins Again In recent weeks, we have been pleased to feature several CenterLine posts by Center associates and guest authors addressing how states, districts, and schools should consider […]
Read MoreGame-Based Assessment Can be Fun for Students: Can We Make Its Use More Informative for Teachers? In recent weeks, CenterLine has featured several posts by Center associates and guest authors […]
Read MoreArguments Against Administering the Spring 2020 Summative State Assessments When Students Go Back to School All states closed their schools in March and suspended or canceled annual state assessments. While […]
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