Will Interim Testing Be More Useful for Accountability, Instruction?
Will 'interim' accountability testing lead to better classroom instruction? A new study suggests district implementation will be key. Read Full Post >
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September 27, 2011
Study: Suburban Districts Falter in Global Competitiveness
A new report from the George W. Bush Institute finds suburban school districts are "mediocre" in comparison to international peers. Read Full Post >
September 26, 2011
Testing Expert Earns Top National Honor for Young Scientist
Arizona State University testing researcher Roy Levy has been named the only education winner of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest federal honor for young scientists. Read Full Post >
August 10, 2011
What Do Rising Title I Achievement Scores Really Mean?
Studies of student progress on state and national tests highlight a disconnect in how policymakers judge programs' effectiveness. Read Full Post >
July 18, 2011
Microsoft Exec Calls for More Research, Testing on Soft Skills
The head of Microsoft's public education division calls for countries to develop more holistic assessments of students' skills. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2011
AERA: Graphic Test Questions Help ELLs Translate Math
A new study from the University of Georgia, presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, suggests that including appropriate graphics with test questions can help English-language learners translate their math skills, even when there are no other accommodations available. Read Full Post >
January 13, 2011
Regional Education Labs Win Reprieve After Budget Glitch
The Institute of Education Sciences has engineered a temporary reprieve for the nation's regional education laboratories after a technical glitch threatened to eliminate their funding. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2010
British Teachers' Achievement Data Use Seen Lacking
Great Britain, like the United States, is in the middle of a major push to use student achievement data to improve instruction and school policy. And, like us, the implementation is still a bit hit or miss, in part because teachers find their classroom data more accurate and useful. Read Full Post >
September 03, 2010
How About Teaching With the Test, Rather Than to It?
Teaching to the test is old news; new research suggests teaching with the test may help students remember and apply knowledge better. Read Full Post >
September 03, 2010
NCES Switches Out Adult Education Study
The National Center on Education Statistics has tabled its primary study of adult literacy in favor of a smaller, more targeted international assessment intended to gauge Americans' skills in a technologically advanced workplace. Read Full Post >
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