What is the difference between formative and interim assessments? Here’s a guide for distinguishing different kinds of student assessments. Formative Learning Assessment: Formative learning is the ...

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

International Baccalaureate exams have a number of features that distinguish them from other tests that high school students may take. But earning a much-coveted six or seven score on the exams ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

As an educator and leader who grades holistically, it becomes important to consider how to create well rounded assessments that offer students myriad different opportunities to demonstrate their ...

Whether you are a first-year teacher or a veteran teacher, classroom and system-wide assessments can be a time of high anxiety and stress for everyone involved. In this recent edWebinar, Vernice Y.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. And it’s starting to happen right now in classrooms and school buildings in the U.S. and abroad. New research into how assessment ...