Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress ...

Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ...

I’m often surprised when teachers are surprised when their students perform poorly on tests. Sure there are kids whose scores belie their skills, such as those who have test anxiety or had a bad day ...

There are countless ways to assess students. Speaking broadly, two key assessment categories are “summative” and “formative”. Summative assessment, often the most popular one, aims to measure how much ...

A new survey finds that parents, teachers, and school district administrators find far more value in formative and interim tests than they do in summative assessments. You can read the highlights of ...

Summative assessment refers to the assessment or evaluation of students’ learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a specific instructional period. It is generally ...

The learning event organised by the Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) office on teacher-led learning circles for ...

To increase opportunities for students to practice specific grammar points and listening skills. Since 2006, the Italian Department has embraced e-assessment activities in their UG language degree ...

What happens when the $1.3 billion state summative assessment market begins to merge with the growing $1.6 billion market for formative assessments? Investors and the education community are closely ...