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- Assessment Webinar Show What You Know: Rethinking Assessment in STEMSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Discover innovative ways to assess student learning. Join our webinar on performance-based assessments.Assessment K-12 Essentials Forum Making Competency-Based Learning a RealityJoin this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts working to implement competency-based education.
Assessment Opinion 'Academic Rigor Is in Decline.' A College Professor Reflects on AP ScoresThe College Board鈥檚 new tack on AP scoring means fewer students are prepared for college.
Assessment Opinion 69传媒 Shouldn't Have to Pass a State Test to Graduate High SchoolThere are better ways than high-stakes tests to think about whether students are prepared for their next step, writes a former high school teacher.Assessment Webinar How to Tackle Key Grading Reform Challenges as a School LeaderSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Join our expert-led webinar to tackle the two biggest challenges school leaders face during grading reform.
Assessment Opinion Why Are Advanced Placement Scores Suddenly So High?In 2024, nearly three-quarters of students passed the AP U.S. History exam, compared with less than half in 2022.
Assessment Grades and Standardized Test Scores Aren't Matching Up. Here's WhyResearchers have found discrepancies between student grades and their scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.
Assessment Why Are States So Slow to Release Test Scores?Nearly a dozen states still haven't put out scores from spring tests. What's taking so long?
Assessment A District鈥檚 Experiment: What Happens When 69传媒 Do Less Testing?Los Angeles Unified will excuse some schools from periodic assessments. Supporters hope it will inspire new ways to measure learning.
Assessment From Our Research Center What Educators Have to Say About Competency-Based EducationTeachers, principals, and district leaders shared skepticism and optimism for the learning model.Assessment Webinar Unlocking the Full Power of Fall MAP Growth DataSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Maximize NWEA MAP Growth data this fall! Join our webinar to discover strategies for driving student growth and improving instruction.
Assessment From Our Research Center It's Hard to Shift to Competency-Based Learning. These Strategies Can HelpEducators are interested in the model and supportive of some of its key components, even if largely unfamiliar with the practice.
Special Report Competency-Based Education: What It Is and How to Pull It OffCompetency-based education can upend more than a century of tradition in K-12 schools. How schools have made it work.
Assessment Explainer What Is Standards-Based Grading, and How Does It Work?69传媒 can retool to make instruction more personalized and student-centered. But grading is a common sticking point.
Assessment Letter to the Editor Are Advanced Placement Exams Becoming Easier?A letter to the editor reflects on changes to the College Board's Advanced Placement exams over the years.
