Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress ...

Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ...

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 ...

Indiana has selected Wireless Generation to serve the state's kindergarten through 2nd grade classrooms with formative assessments in reading and math. Wireless Generation's handheld computer-based ...

TORONTO, May 1, 2019 /CNW/ - Vretta's interactive courseware platform in mathematics, IntroMath, wins the Best Use of Formative Assessment Award at the International e-Assessment Award Ceremony in ...

To start, a question: What’s the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment? It’s not enough to say merely that formative assessment is a measure of student achievement ...

Carol Boston says “Black and Wiliam (1998b) define assessment broadly to include all activities that teachers and students undertake to get information that can be used diagnostically to alter ...

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 ...

Two British researchers published a small booklet in 1998 that argued one of the best ways to improve learning was to focus on the day-to-day assessments that teachers use in their classrooms to plan ...