Formative assessment is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to guide learning. Unlike summative assessment, which ...

In a climate where there continues to be a movement among parents and educators to opt out of standardized tests, ‘assessment’ has become a dirty word. However, assessment in itself isn’t to blame.

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Achievement target: Desired level of performance. Often used ...

Hear three US academic experts discuss what role assessment should play in higher education and how it can be improved. April 02, 2025 Assessment is a cornerstone of most modern education systems and ...

Phonics is a cornerstone skill, both in the context of the Science of Reading as well as across curricula. If students do not have the basic ability to read words on a page, any other instruction a ...

A systematic process for gathering and processing information to describe the achievement of students with regard to identified learning outcomes (ILOs, PLOs, CLOs). This information helps program ...