A recent study by researchers at Vanderbilt University finds that formative assessment—that is, ongoing, classroom-based assessment done by the teacher—can help improve students’ writing ...

Part of preparing students for the real world is teaching them to collaborate and problem-solve while working with others in small groups. My classroom model includes a lot of group work where ...

In my time as a math educator, I have yet to encounter a more compelling vision that has the same potential to reinvigorate project based math across the country.

Math Solutions Launches Free Online Assessment Tool By Joshua Bolkan 02/13/12 Math Solutions has launched the Math Reasoning Inventory (MRI), a free Web-based math assessment tool designed to help ...

New types of assessments will be needed to measure student learning once the Next Generation Science Standards are implemented, says a new report from the National Research Council.

The classroom assessment procedures of 36 teachers in grades 2 to 12 were studied in depth to determine the extent to which they measure students' higher order thinking skills in mathematics, science, ...

A study involving over 500 students found that kids who participated in a six-week Lego-based program made measurable gains ...

Christopher B. Swanson, David Lee Stevenson, Standards-Based Reform in Practice: Evidence on State Policy and Classroom Instruction from the NAEP State Assessments, Educational Evaluation and Policy ...

1) Mathematics and English language arts scores on the state annual summative assessment, the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System; 2) School attendance rates to address the state’s ...