As we explore the design and application of formative assessments, it is important that we look at the culture of the classrooms in which they will be administered. Formative assessments will increase ...

This chapter discusses the relationships between formative and summative assessments—both in the classroom and externally. In addition to teachers, site-and district-level administrators and decision ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

The goal is not to eliminate AI from the classroom; the goal is to ensure that human thinking remains central.

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

The lessons referred to here are rooted in a qualitative study in which I explored the classroom assessment practices of a group of mathematics teachers. More than the actual practices themselves, I ...

Providing every student and teacher with a laptop computer can produce improved student performance in some subjects, when compared to traditional classroom settings. A dozen years into the "1 to 1" ...

Assessment is a ubiquitous part of classroom life. Most exchanges between teacher and students are an occasion for considering the quality of student work. Often informal, assessment is a natural ...