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What Standardized Tests In School Actually Measure

Grant WigginsFeb 23, 2014

In a recent study, researchers examined the relationship between student cognition and school achievement as measured on standardized tests.

3 Statements That Describe Rigorous Assessment

There are (at least) 3 aspects of rigorous assessments: appropriateness, purpose, and promotion of understanding.

The Challenges Of Data Collection In The Classroom?

How do we display data so that it is accessible? If teachers are given this data, what do they with it to…

The Trouble With Measuring Understanding

Terrell HeickJan 29, 2014

Measuring understanding might be the most complex thing teachers do. Unfortunately, PD gives little attention to making quality assessments.

Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment?

TeachThought StaffJan 13, 2014

Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment? by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher It’s time for midterms. I […]

A Teacher’s Guide To Performance Assessment

There are many forms of performance tasks: short and long constructed response, drawings and videos, interview.

Using Homework As Formative Assessment

Grant WigginsDec 8, 2013

Homework is only formative if it recurs as a task in which I can learn from feedback to improve at the ‘same’ task.…

What A Data Wall Looks Like

TeachThought StaffSep 10, 2013

Schools use data walls to identify students for interventions, visualize common trends in data, and set goals for where students should be.