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So many times we hear our students say, “Why am I learning this?”

Ramy Mahmoud

by Lori Gracey

Cheryl Mizerny shares six ways we can all become more accurate and equitable in our grading policies, from nixing zero to trying weighted categories and more.

The Benefits Of Competency-Based Assessment contributed by David Garrick, Dean of Graduate School of Education, UCDS College for School Culture The general idea behind a competency-based assessment is that it provides students and families with specific feedback about student performance that can lead to a clearer understanding of progress and skills gained over time. Read …

Formative assessment is the ongoing process of evaluating student learning. Unlike it’s formalized, standardized testing counterpart, formative assessments are not used for grading but are focused on providing students opportunities to monitor their own learning and self-assess one’s mastery of content and skills. As a former special education teacher who didn’t rely on formal standardized …

There are several tools that can be used for this sort of self-assessment. One great option is to use Google Sheets with conditional formatting.

by Catlin Tucker

Abbey Gonzale

Each month receive access to a new article written by a keynoter from the Solution Tree All Things Assessment Institute.

60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques

by: Dr. Christopher DeLuca

'If I don't grade it, students won't do it.' This reasoning leaves teachers with piles of work to grade, but I wonder how much of that time spent assigning points to student work results in improved student performance. I fell

Feedback for learning is a matter of communication, consistency, and tone, all driven by and for assessment practice.