Test preparation and washback in English language assessment represent critical areas of inquiry that investigate the reciprocal influences between assessment practices and learning strategies.

Test-taking motivation is a critical factor that influences students’ performance across diverse assessment settings. The construct encompasses not only the intrinsic willingness to engage but also ...

In a Q&A with the Collaborative for Student Success and EducationCounsel, representatives from three of the largest national assessment vendors said they're committed to supporting states administer ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is urging states to ditch their fill-in-the-bubble and short response tests and work to create a new breed of rich assessments by taking advantage of ...

Computer-based testing gives 9-year-old Sailor Hulbert a headache. This year, she has to sit in front of a screen and click through questions three times instead of bubbling in a test booklet once.

Anderson is a journalist, author and speaker. She spent 20 years covering finance including 10 at the New York Times before shifting her focus to learning. She is currently working on a book about the ...

On paper, the Compton Unified School District has soared in its academic performance in the last decade. District Superintendent Darin Brawley has, in part, attributed the upswing to regular ...