Using frequent ungraded classroom assessments can help teachers guide students to focus more on learning and less on test scores.

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Vol. 683, What Use Is Educational Assessment? (MAY 2019), pp. 183-200 (18 pages) Published By: Sage Publications, Inc. Classroom ...

The University of North Georgia offers an Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) Assessment to determine readiness for mathematics courses. ALEKS ...

Murphy administration officials deny teachers were blindsided by the announcement that New Jersey is switching to "adaptive" state tests — with computers selecting individual students' questions.

Ever since COVID-19 closed U.S. schools for in-person instruction in March 2020, questions about pandemic learning loss have ...