We’ve blogged quite a bit about formative assessment strategies that engage the entire classroom and provide you with the immediate feedback you need to adjust your lesson plans. Here's a quick...
Read more这是一个好问题,凯瑟琳通用电气wertz addresses in her blog at Education Week – What Do Kentucky Test Results Foreshadow for the Common Core. In her blog she...
Read moreAs Dylan Wiliam outlined in his book Inside the Black Box (with co-author Paul Black), there is an essential link between student self- and peer-assessment and formative assessment in evolving...
Read moreGetting students to apply and demonstrate their true level of proficiency while taking assessments is a challenge for every classroom teacher. If we think the student is not demonstrating their...
Read more“How is it possible that our students are showing good growth on the MAP test but failing to meet proficiency on our state test?” This question arises occasionally with NWEA partner school...
Read moreOver the last few months, we've blogged on three formative assessment strategies designed to elicit evidence of student learning: the Popsicle Stick, the Exit Ticket, and the Whiteboard. Formative...
Read moreIn a recent Grunwald Associates study on formative assessment perceptions one of the areas we looked into was what subject areas parents and educators thought was important to measure. What we...
Read moreThe minute-by-minute, day-by-day kind of formative assessment that we’ve been blogging about is designed to elicit evidence of student learning -- evidence that can be used to inform and adjust...
Read moreWe’ve blogged a lot about formative assessment from a teacher and student perspective, but never from a parent’s perspective. What do they think about formative assessment? Do they understand...
Read moreQuestion: Do the percentiles reported on MAP reports equate to specific standard scores, as one would normally find in a normal distribution of scores (Bell Curve)? E.g., does the 16th percentile...
Read moreWhen I first read Liana Heitin’s blog at Ed Week – What Tony Danza Learned From Teaching – I had so many reactions. I found myself initially very angry that Danza presumed to give advice...
Read moreI mean it. I really do. Let me explain why as quickly as I can. First, what do I mean by error? Think about a typical state test – it’s a paper and pencil test designed to measure proficiency...
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