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Assessment The 5 Burning Questions for Districts on Grading ReformsAs districts rethink grading policies, they consider the purpose of grades and how to make them more reliable measures of learning.
Assessment As They Revamp Grading, Districts Try to Improve Consistency, Prevent InflationDistricts have embraced bold changes to make grading systems more consistent, but some say they've inflated grades and sent mixed signals.
Assessment Video Teachers, Try This: A 5-Minute Exercise to Reduce Student Test AnxietyInspired by a college professor, this teacher instituted “test talks” and helped reduce her students’ test anxiety.Assessment Webinar Strategies for More Effective Progress MonitoringSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Learn practical, evidence-based strategies for improving school-wide acceptance and use of progress monitoring data.
Assessment Sponsor Fewer, Better Assessments: Rethinking Assessments and Reducing Data FatigueSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Imagine a classroom where data isn't just a report card, but a map leading students to their full potential. That's the kind of learning experience we envision at ANet, alongside educators
Assessment Opinion What's the Best Way to Grade Students? Teachers Weigh InThere are many ways to make grading a better, more productive experience for students. Here are a few.Assessment Spotlight Spotlight on AssessmentThis Spotlight will help you evaluate effective ways to offer students feedback, learn how to improve assessments for ELs, and more.Assessment Webinar The “Why” and “How” of Standards-Based GradingSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.School leaders share their standards-based grading insights. Join our webinar to learn tips, overcome challenges, & transform grading systems.
Assessment Opinion To Replace Skill Mastery for Seat Time, There Are 3 RequirementsTime for learning and student support take on a whole new meaning in the mastery-based learning model.
Assessment More States Could Drop Their High School Exit ExamsThere's movement afoot in nearly half the states that still mandate high school exit exams to end the requirement.
Assessment Cardona Says Standardized Tests Haven't Always Met the Mark, Offers New FlexibilityThe U.S. Department of Education is seeking to reinvigorate a little-used pilot program to create new types of assessments.
Assessment Opinion The 4 Common Myths About Grading Reform, DebunkedGrading reformers and their critics all have the same goal: grades that truly reflect student learning. Here’s how we move forward.
Assessment From Our Research Center Few Educators Say A-F and Numeric Grades Offer 'Very Effective' Feedback for StudentsFewer than 1 in 6 educators—13 percent— say that A through F or numeric grades are a “very effective way” to give feedback to students.
Assessment Q&A This Teacher Has Students Track Their Own Progress in Class, and It's Paying OffMiddle school teacher Erin Merrill gives her students the responsibility of tracking their mastery.
Assessment Opinion Grades and Tests Can Undermine Learning. Do They Have To?Students grow and change, but their assessment records never do. Should this change?
