The Classroom Assessment Scoring System, developed by Robert Pianta at the University of Virginia is a tool for analyzing the quality of teacher-student interactions in the classroom. It produces ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

This chapter discusses the relationships between formative and summative assessments—both in the classroom and externally. In addition to teachers, site-and district-level administrators and decision ...

Effective teachers use various forms of classroom assessment to monitor students’ progress. Assessments are used to track learning retention, but they can also be a way for teachers to find out if ...

Authors: Lorrie Shepard, Elena Diaz-Bilello, William Penuel, and Scott Marion Suggested Citation: Shepard, L. A., Diaz-Bilello, E., Penuel, W. R., & Marion, S. F ...

Teachers need more support to move testing from a “necessary evil” to a classroom tool, experts say. While summative assessments—like unit quizzes or annual state tests—are used for evaluation and ...

Allowing retakes gives students another chance to learn and to demonstrate learning—the challenge is making redos work within ...

Jovid Juraev, a mentor helping to train teachers in Tajikistan, noticed an important interaction when observing Fayzali Oimahmadov’s classroom: “I was observing a Grade 2 Tajik Language class where ...

For many years now, psychology educators have been concerned about the assessment of teaching and learning in the college classroom. The goal of educational assessment generally is to demonstrate that ...

Assessment is a ubiquitous part of classroom life. Most exchanges between teacher and students are an occasion for considering the quality of student work. Often informal, assessment is a natural ...