Do the computer-based exams that are increasingly prevalent in K-12 education measure skills and knowledge as accurately as traditional paper-based tests? With news that millions of students who took ...

Asking students and schools to switch to a new mode of assessment does affect students’ performance, but problems might be more short-lived than some educators fear, finds a new study by the American ...

Contemporary assessment methods in the United States and other parts of the world reflect the progressive development of the education sectors’ legal and organizational environments. The systems have ...

The controversial implementation of this year’s STAAR exam amid the pandemic was interrupted recently by a glitch that caused Texas schools to delay the assessment. The state should now consider ...

New York Department of Education has been phasing in computer-based assessments, rather than using bubble sheets and pencils. "There's a lot of frustration," Rockland BOCES spokesperson Scott Salotto ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...