This article was originally published in Chalkbeat. Before starting at his Harlem high school, Jeurry always assumed he was progressing appropriately in school, despite having significant learning ...

Midterm exam season is arguably the most stressful time of the semester for many students. While college students should be patting themselves on the backs for making it halfway through the semester, ...

Do exams still serve a purpose? Could tests be replaced by project-based work? How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community ...

In assessing the possibility of an alternative assessment, it is imperative that the specified learning outcomes of the module are not compromised. Any alternative assessment should assess the ...

Q: What do “alternative assessments” mean? When we want to know what students know, we give them a test or a quiz. However, these forms of testing don’t always reflect the application of the skills ...

MERINO — Buffalo RE-4J School District is considering creating an alternative assessment and accreditation system. Superintendent Rob Sanders spoke to the Board of Education earlier this week about ...

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 standards a day! Of course, standards don ...

Juniors and seniors at Lafayette’s Peak to Peak Charter School are participating in a pilot of a new, simulation-based video game assessment under development by a California company. Two project ...

The focus over the past months has been on helping members attain the required qualifications, yet we have still had to be careful not to overlook the need to keep up to date with everything that is ...