The challenge is that children at this age are still developing language skills. In the past, students would sometimes cry ...

As the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. While educators and policymakers may hold differing views about how to proceed ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

After years of relying on state tests that painted an incomplete picture, Abilene schools say new benchmarks and local assessments are revealing what students truly know—and where they’re growing ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

Technology and artificial intelligence can vastly improve the types of assessments teachers use to guide students in their learning. Despite the often-negative discussion about testing in schools, ...

The irony of standardized testing is that it seeks to equalize assessment in a way to level the playing field for all students. Regardless of where students are in a state or the country, these exams, ...

The coronavirus pandemic and schools’ move to remote learning has created a range of issues for teachers, not the least of which is how to effectively assess students’ academic progress and knowledge.

A new peer-reviewed analysis shows K-12 students who got regular access to social and emotional learning had better test scores and better grades.

Are you worried your child may have ADHD? Autism? Do you think your child may have learning differences that is making school more difficult? Have you ever thought that there was something going on ...

I also offer brief ADHD and learning disability screenings to determine whether a comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation is warranted. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST: I am a licensed ...