From formative and summative assessment to criterion-referenced and benchmark assessment, each type of assessment has a unique function.
One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
In a perfect world, all assessment would be formative–an ongoing loop of learning, feedback, revision, and learning again.
It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.
It’s an extraordinary amount of work to design precise and personalized assessments that illuminate pathways forward for individual students.
How can you use data to improve your teaching? If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the…
Letter grades don’t mean what you think they mean. In fact, they can fail to communicate important truths about your child’s learning.
Students need access to lower-level information to then use in higher-level thinking that requires them to synthesize disparate perspectives.