Classroom assessment is a major source of student stress. Research suggests redesigning assessments around psychological needs may improve well-being.
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A deep dive into the test’s framework suggests it was designed to fail about the same share of students every year, even if they’d made actual progress from previous years.
Next week, Australian schools will begin NAPLAN tests for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
A new documentary highlights teaching techniques of an educator who went the extra mile for her students.
The opt-out movement caught on heavily in Colorado in the late 2010s. A group of education scholars is exploring the reasons why.
Students score about the same on online exams as they do on in-person exams, new research shows.
Schools are blocking access to ChatGPT on their computers to try to prevent students from cheating. Two experts on academic cheating offer a very different strategy.
Teachers in a study identify ‘grading obsession’ as a top challenge in education. Some are fighting back and dedicating class time to student self-assessment and peer assessment activities.
With NAPLAN moving to March and Year 11 and 12 students already in the throes of multiple assessments, exams are looming for many households with school-aged children.
Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.
Proctoring software is a symptom of a bigger problem: universities see themselves as businesses and students as customers.
Rapid Antigen Tests are being rolled out by the millions for Australians to check their COVID status. But a result should be interpreted in context.
People tend to think of digital media as entertainment, so they devote less mental effort than when they’re reading a printed book.
In a social emergency due to COVID-19, schools are moving into uncharted territory where student assessment will need to flexibly and equitably adapt to changing circumstances.
While the state of Texas says it is taking over the Houston school system in the name of school improvement, an expert argues the move is motivated by racism and political power struggles.
Testing times ahead for four-year-olds as new starters face ‘harmful’ assessments within six weeks of starting school.
Why new style GCSEs are past their sell by date even before they’ve got going.
Assessments need to be relevant to the real world and test more complex skills to better predict competency, standards of literacy and teaching.
How can we improve the PISA standardised tests?
Assessment should be a part of teaching and learning at universities. It’s important because it will subvert exclusion and allow all students to take responsibility for their work.
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Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
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Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University
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