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Grading and Assessment: How to Best Measure Student Success
This report explores the impact of grading policies and practices on student assessment, and the impact of GPAs on students鈥� futures.
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Competency-Based Education: What It Is and How to Pull It Off
Competency-based education can upend more than a century of tradition in K-12 schools. How schools have made it work.
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Projects, Portfolios, and Performance Assessments
Alternatives to traditional testing aren鈥檛 new to schools but interest in them is resurging. What lessons did 糖心动漫vlog learn from the last go-around with performance measurement? What鈥檚 new now?
Assessment Opinion We Urgently Need Grading Reform. These 3 Things Stand in the WayHere鈥檚 what fuels the pushback against standards-based grading鈥攁nd how to overcome it.
Assessment Opinion Principals Often Misuse Student Achievement Data. Here鈥檚 How to Get It RightEight recommendations for digging into standardized-test data responsibly.Assessment Webinar Making Standards-Based Grading Work in Your School or District: A Case StudySponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Curious about standards-based grading? Join to get an inspiring, practical look from one California school.
Assessment Explainer What Is the Classic Learning Test, and Why Is It Popular With Conservatives?A relative newcomer has started to gain traction in the college-entrance-exam landscape鈥攅specially in red states.
Assessment Opinion I Don鈥檛 Offer My Students Extra Credit. Here鈥檚 What I Do InsteadThere isn鈥檛 anything "extra," but there is plenty my students can do to improve their grade.
Assessment Download How Digital Portfolios Help Students Showcase Skills and GrowthElectronic folders showcase student learning and growth over time, and can form a platform for post-high school endeavors.
Assessment Here's What Teachers Really Think About Equitable Grading PoliciesA new study examines the prevalence of policies like no zeroes or unlimited retakes in classrooms.
Assessment Professional Learning Guide Your Guide to Assessment & Competency-Based LearningEmpower your classroom with practical approaches for meaningful assessment and learning outcomes with this professional learning guide.Assessment Webinar Rethinking STEM Assessment: Strategies for AdministratorsSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.School and district leaders will explore strategies to enhance STEM assessment practices across their district, within schools and classrooms.
Assessment What Teachers Really Think About State TestingState testing remains a complicated debate amongst 糖心动漫vlog as the end-of-year assessments take place.
Assessment Download 6 Ways to Curb Grade-Change Requests From Students and Parents (DOWNLOADABLE)No one likes dealing with grade-change requests. Here are some tips to help teachers avoid them altogether.
Assessment Opinion Our Grading System Was Setting Students Up to Fail鈥擴ntil This ChangeOur first reaction to standards-based grading was despair. Then, slowly, things began to change.Assessment Webinar Reflections on Evidence-Based Grading Practices: What We Learned for Next YearSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Get real insights on evidence-based grading from K-12 leaders.
Assessment In Case You Missed It: How Schools Are Measuring Student SuccessExplore stories about grading practices, what truly reflects student achievement, and more.Assessment Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Standardized Testing & Improving Student Outcomes?Answer 7 questions about improving standardized testing and student outcomes.
