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 ...

Test-taking motivation is a critical factor that influences students’ performance across diverse assessment settings. The construct encompasses not only the intrinsic willingness to engage but also ...

There are valid criticisms about the current structure of state standardized testing in schools; the solution is not to get rid of these assessments but rather to design them differently. Federal law ...

An inescapable element of K-12 public education in the United States is testing. For many students and parents, testing has become ubiquitous. It feels like it is everywhere, every day, all the time.

The Government’s new reading test for year 8s will sit alongside new “diagnostic” maths and writing tests to help teachers ...

New Jersey's public school students will be taking a new, adaptive, standardized assessment next spring. The key word here is "adaptive," which refers to computerized tests in which each student sees ...

The final report of the curriculum and assessment review has recommended introducing new English and maths tests in year 8.

Despite a nationwide decline in students’ results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, there’s good news for Florida’s charter schools. NAEP, also known as the “nation’s report card,” ...

The average test scores for U.S. 13-year-olds have dipped in reading and dropped sharply in math since 2020, according to new data from National Assessment of Educational Progress. The average scores, ...

The group of six charged with advising on Maryland’s educational assessment exams will meet next month and, officials say, discuss with Maryland Department of Education officials redeveloping the ...