Brown Bag—How Standardized Tests Have Asked Students to Read Literature, 1900–Present
Sarah Levine will present on "a hundred years of tone and mood" at SCOPE's Brown Bag Semiar Series.
Sarah Levine will present on "a hundred years of tone and mood" at SCOPE's Brown Bag Semiar Series.
This book presents research-based practices for assessing and developing conditions that support student and adult learning in schools.
A free online collection of high-quality performance tasks and resources that support the use of performance assessment for meaningful learning.
A free online resource for K–12 teachers, administrators, and policy makers to share high-quality performance assessments and resources.
Research on student motivation and performance on mathematical tasks relevant to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Soung Bae and Kari Kokka provide recommendations on ways to increase student engagement in performance-based assessments.
Guidance for educators, assessment developers, and policymakers on increasing student engagement in performance-based assessments.
Engaging students in meaningful applications of their knowledge is a key aspect of both addressing the standards and providing greater access. Not only do the standards emphasize the importance of meaningful engagement in real-world tasks, but evidence shows that engagement is strongly related to student performance on assessment tasks, especially for students who have been typically less advantaged in school settings.
A series of studies by Nellie Mae examine how to ensure that all students get an opportunity to reach college and career readiness.
In a blog for Huffington Post, Linda Darling-Hammond proposes several changes in federal education law to improve assessment.