The organizers of the Next Generation Science Standards initiative have released a set of draft sample assessment tasks to help teachers gauge how well students are learning the new science ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NSTA Press has published a new book centered around helping teachers create tasks that guide students to go beyond memorizing facts by empowering them to use their ...

Change is an ongoing process which results in positive or negative outcomes, although the expectations when changes are implemented are for the good. The underpinning theories and principles in ...

A restricted-response assessment performance task is a teaching tool. Corporations and some smaller companies use this specifically for training new employees or updating skills. Assessment tools for ...

Learn about designing effective assessment tasks to promote deeper learning, increase students’ motivation and engagement, and allow all students to demonstrate their learning. breaking down a large, ...

Robust assessment design is more important than ever in the battle to maintain academic integrity, say Nguyen Bui and Simon Feros Blooming illegal services make it tremendously difficult for the ...

Using anonymous student data for assessment tasks enhances engagement with learning, fosters practical skill development and makes business and economics concepts more memorable I have been ...

What is Assessment? Why is it important? Assessment is a core component of all teaching, learning and curricular activities. Assessments provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate how deeply ...

The concept of «Continuous Performance Assessments» (C.P.A.) may only be applied in course units which are assessed via session examinations or end-of-semester examinations. A continuous performance ...

Evaluation and assessment are often confused. As stated in Field Manual 7-0, Training, “only commanders assess unit training.” Commanders base their assessment on observed performance and other ...