Assessments can be stressful in the best of situations--here are some tips for how to make it through all types of testing scenarios.

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

Performance-based assessments have proven to be effective in assessing three-dimensional learning, although there are other types of 3D assessment as well. In general, these assessments require ...

Prior learning assessments measure what a student has learned outside of the college classroom, evaluate whether that learning and then determine the equivalent number of college credits.

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to reinvigorate a little-used pilot program to create new types of assessments.

The recent decision to ban multiple-choice questions at an Australian university has sparked debate about the purpose of assessment in higher education. While there are many problems with the ways ...

The future of learning is smart measurement-- a collection of authentic and adaptive observations over time. The results help learners understand their growth and tell their stories.

State assessments of school children must go on to the extent possible in the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.