Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

Standardized testing has practically become a tradition within the American school system. But why? How did standardized assessment become such a big part of education? How does it really work?

I opened my email the other day and saw this subject line: “3 important critiques of standardized assessment ” on my daily Edweek Update email. If you missed this piece, definitely take the time to ...

This is the first of a two-part series on standardized testing. The second part will run next week. By definition, a standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner.

America’s K–12 standardized-testing system has fallen short in providing educators with the necessary tools to improve student achievement. Administering frequent hybrid exams—which combine ...

These two essays were written by students in Katherine Cohen’s 7th-grade English class at Greenberg Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia. The students were assigned the task of writing a persuasive ...

A state plan that could triple the number of federally mandated tests Illinois students must take in the coming years is being slammed by some educators and parents who say after the recent loss of ...