As we explore the design and application of formative assessments, it is important that we look at the culture of the classrooms in which they will be administered. Formative assessments will increase ...

Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Common Core State Standards; the Next Generation Science Standards have been around nearly as long. The majority of states have officially adopted one or ...

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System, developed by Robert Pianta at the University of Virginia is a tool for analyzing the quality of teacher-student interactions in the classroom. It produces ...

In two-state survey research, students report anxiety over the lack of clarity about their academic performance.

Assessment is a ubiquitous part of classroom life. Most exchanges between teacher and students are an occasion for considering the quality of student work. Often informal, assessment is a natural ...

Tips on how to assess students in large classes effectively, including how to use specialist technology to increase efficiency Many of my conversations with faculty members focus on the challenges ...

Whole class assessment grids where every objective is organised by topic, also aiding planning. Broad objectives (one per box) are broken down into smaller steps (bulleted), making assessment more ...

Explicit tests and exams are completely inappropriate assessment tools for children up to class 2 and written tests should be introduced from class 3 onwards, the draft National Curriculum Framework ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Airasian, P. W. ( 1991). Classroom assessment. New York: McGraw Hill. American ...