In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...

Assessment has always been an important part of learning but lately, we’ve grown to rely on quizzes and tests that are artificial, expensive, single-purpose, uninformative, and inequitable. Our ...

This post is by Ann Jaquith, associate director of the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). Most educators recognize that standardized tests are insufficient for knowing how to ...

This post is by Elizabeth Leisy Stosich, research and policy fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). There has been growing interest among educators and policymakers ...

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Hear three US academic experts discuss what role assessment should play in higher education and how it can be improved. April 02, 2025 Assessment is a cornerstone of most modern education systems and ...

Does anyone really know the definition of a "good" assessment? Does such a thing even exist? The second question has no clear answer (which means it's not likely to show up on an assessment any time ...

For assessments to be used effectively in schools, it’s important for districts and schools to consider what assessments are intended for and how the data gained from the assessments will be applied ...

Timed written examinations continue to dominate university assessment. In most professions, the need to recall and write down specific information from memory under timed conditions is rare. Yet every ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY)- The Virginia Department of Education released Standards of Learning assessment data for the ...