Defining the Role of Standardized Tests
One of the biggest problems with the hotly debated standardized tests of our day is that we have come to …
Assessment Outside the Box (or Bubble)
Nobody is satisfied with standardized tests as the best form of assessment, but it will take some innovative thinking to …
Taking a Formative Assessment Stance
Much attention has been paid to the big high-stakes assessments that are raising blood pressure across the country—but there’s another …
Literacy Assessment in College
There’s a lot of talk in the media about what assessment should and shouldn’t look like in the K-12 arena, …
What does it look like to assess literacy learning in your classroom?
We asked NCTE members to share their images in response to this question. If you click on the pictures below …
Reclaiming the Term Assessment
In a recent #NCTEchat on assessment, a theme that came up time and time again was the need to “reclaim …
Time to Shift the Debate on Standardized Testing
The following piece is a response from Scott Filkins to an article in TIME magazine. At the end of her …
K-12 Standardized Assessment – the View from College
We’ve been asking educators from all grade levels to share their stories and thoughts about assessment. Our responses span a …
Classroom Climate Change
If you view the onset of testing season as a threat to the literacy-learning culture you’ve worked to build for …
Taking the Reins of Writing Assessment
“Teachers are in the best position to support writing in their classrooms as opposed to policy makers far away,” said …