This post is by Ace Parsi, the Personalized Learning Partnership Manager for the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and Susan Lyons, an associate at the National Center for the Improvement of ...

When teachers in Ohio’s Mentor public schools conducted alternative assessments for students with autism last school year, they gathered paper worksheets, devised evaluations they thought students ...

As millions of California students prepare to take the new Smarter Balanced assessments this spring, most will not have had the benefit of taking a series of “interim assessments” that were supposed ...

Washington, D.C. — New assessments aligned to college- and career-ready standards represent a major step forward in accessibility and accommodation features for students with disabilities and English ...

Assessment for student learning opens the door for meaningful engagement into what, how and why learning occurs for all learners; this in turn, informs practice, pedagogy and curricula to better ...

Mike Nesterak is the senior director of the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Product Innovation Center. He has more than 30 years of experience in the educational assessment industry and has been ...

In the post-COVID pandemic educational setting, assessment offers ways to gain crucial insights into student thinking and learning and the areas requiring support for progress toward learning goals.

This article is part 2 in a series on crisis management and planning for schools serving people with Access or Functional Needs (AFN)­­, or other disabilities. To read part 1 on creating emergency ...

Student peer assessments provide opportunities for classmates to give and receive meaningful feedback, building valuable skills for both reviewers and recipients. Reviewers develop the ability to ...

For assessments to be used effectively in schools, it’s important for districts and schools to consider what assessments are intended for and how the data gained from the assessments will be applied ...

Traditional university essays may become a thing of the past, as new research shows "authentic assessments" can eliminate the ...

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...