The Student-Data Overload
For most teachers today getting enough student data is no longer a problem. Knowing what to do with all of it is. Read Full Post >
All Blog Posts With Testing Tag or Category
January 10, 2013
January 09, 2013
Sample Common-Core Test Items Inspire Worry, Hope
While teachers are getting to know and becoming more comfortable with the Common Core State Standards, many still feel the presence of a dark, amorphous cloud hanging over them: the assessments. Read Full Post >
December 28, 2012
Tumultuous Year in School Choice Signals Changes Ahead in K-12
In 2012, states approved broad policy changes to expand charters and private school vouchers, even as those school models came under criticism and scrutiny. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2012
Top Curriculum Matters Posts of 2012
The common standards and assessments, along with a keen interest in math, drove lots of interest in blog posts on Curriculum Matters this year. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2012
Educator: Math Teachers Need Creative License
An educator warns that the centrality of standardized tests in math—particularly vis-a-vis teacher evaluations—may reduce the flexibility teachers' need to engage students in the subject. Read Full Post >
December 26, 2012
Technology Requirements for Common-Core Tests Updated
Both PARCC and Smarter Balanced have now provided more detailed guidance for the new tests' technology demands. Read Full Post >
December 21, 2012
Common Core Testers Unveil Proposed 'Read-Aloud' Accommodations
Two accommodations policies under consideration by an assessment consortium could narrow how many children who qualify for assistance on those tests in some states. Read Full Post >
December 14, 2012
Assessment Group Cuts Back Diagnostic, Formative Work
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers cut back its budget for formative and diagnostic work to facilitate work on summative tests. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Draft Accommodations for Common-Core Tests Could Narrow Eligibility
Proposed accommodations could make fewer students eligible in some states, and more in others. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Assessment Group Chooses Tests for College Readiness in Math
PARCC decides to base its "college readiness" determination in math only on the exams students take at the end of each math sequence. Read Full Post >
