Beyond the Bubble Test: How Will We Measure Learning in the Future?
Flickr: Albertogp123New technology-based assessments will replace standardized bubble tests. Last September, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced: “Today is a great day! I have looked forward...
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Sarah GarlandFifth graders at Townsend Elementary in the Appoquinimink district waiting to begin the state standardized reading test. By Sarah Garland New high-tech standardized tests are coming soon...
View ArticleReport: Federal Rules Impede Competency-Based Learning
Getty Images Competency-based learning, which allows students to progress at their own pace after they’ve shown mastery of a subject, rather than by their age, is quickly gaining momentum. Already, a...
View ArticleRethinking Assessment: Trusting Teachers to Evaluate Student Learning
Flickr: Renata Ganoza After more than ten years of national education policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, the words accountability and assessment have become synonymous at many...
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