For decades, formative assessment has been a silent engine for learning—powering insights about student progress and worker readiness. But let’s be honest, in a world where technology is evolving ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...

Integrating course design and assessment planning ensures cohesive teaching practices and enhances student learning outcomes. An integrated approach considers the interconnectedness of situational ...

Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” It is time for us to do better! As an organization that grounds its work in the potential of ...

Learning technology company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s planned acquisition of K-12 assessment giant NWEA would pair two of the biggest and most influential companies in the K-12 marketplace. But the ...

Liberty Munson is the Director of Psychometrics at Microsoft and serves as the Vice Chair of the IT Certification Council. In today’s competitive IT labor market, where demonstrated skills are highly ...

From real-time feedback apps to adaptive diagnostics, digital assessment tools are transforming how teachers measure and support student learning. These platforms don’t just record results—they guide ...