Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

Standardized testing has practically become a tradition within the American school system. But why? How did standardized assessment become such a big part of education? How does it really work?

I opened my email the other day and saw this subject line: “3 important critiques of standardized assessment ” on my daily Edweek Update email. If you missed this piece, definitely take the time to ...

This is the first of a two-part series on standardized testing. The second part will run next week. By definition, a standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner.

Colleges are feeling heat to prove that their students are learning. As a result, a growing number of colleges are measuring intended “learning outcomes” as well as issuing grades. But fewer are using ...

A state plan that could triple the number of federally mandated tests Illinois students must take in the coming years is being slammed by some educators and parents who say after the recent loss of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants to overhaul Florida's Standardized Assessments testing program.For years, FSA has put students, parents and teachers at odds. DeSantis is proposing a new way to monitor ...