My story last week on formative assessment prompted a reader to pose a question about how it relates to the concept of “mastery learning” as he was practicing it in his classroom. Intrigued, I asked ...

This page provides an introductory overview of the planning and running of online tests for formative purposes, including: benefits, technology, support, accessibility, and next steps. In addition to ...

The learning event organised by the Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) office on teacher-led learning circles for ...

Tests are king in many school systems and other educational environments: they are seen as an efficient way to assess what knowledge students have retained, and how well they do on a level playing ...

This article describes the development and validation of a diagnostic test of German and its integration in a programme of formative assessment during a one-year initial teacher-training course. The ...

Q: When will the syllabus for Class IX summative and formative test be sent to the schools? A: The syllabus for class IX for summative assessment for the ongoing session has been made available to ...

In October I posted an interview with Dr. J Myron Atkin about how educational research is usually trumped by political considerations. I first met Dr. Atkin about eight years ago when I joined the NSF ...

A Vancouver teacher contacted me to set the record straight about standardized tests and the Kathryn Sihota issue. (Sihota is the Vancouver Island teacher who was disciplined for refusing to give a ...