Posted on February 3rd, 2015 by Mary Lord
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the groups that helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards is seeking science teachers to field-test multiple-choice items for a 45-minute assessment on energy in March, April, or May of 2015.
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Filed under: For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, K-12 Outreach Programs | 2 Comments »
Tags: assessments, Curriculum, Education Policy, Energy, Engineering, field test, Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, Research on Learning
Posted on September 6th, 2011 by Mary Lord
The Common Core State Standards just took a big step toward becoming classroom practice. Some 44 states and the District of Columbia adopted these new standards in English language arts and mathematics over the past year. Now, STEM teachers are getting the first details of the key content students must master when common assessments roll out in 2014.
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Tags: assessments, Common Core State Standards, Math, math content, math standards, Math teachers, Mathematics, PARCC, Public Policy, SMARTER Balanced consortium
Posted on July 3rd, 2011 by Mary Lord
Though it continues to oppose the use of standardized test scores to gauge effectiveness, the nation’s largest teachers’ union for the first time affirmed that evidence of student learning must be considered in teacher evaluations.
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Tags: assessments, Education Policy, NEA, teacher evaluation, teachers union
Posted on January 1st, 2009 by ASEE
Students are growing up in a world overflowing with a variety of high-tech tools, from computers and video games to sophisticated mobile devices. Their schools are gradually following suit, integrating a range of technologies for instructional use. But when it comes to testing students, most revert to an era when iPhones were just a twinkle in some techie’s eye – even though technology can dramatically improve assessment and learning.
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Tags: assessments, Research on Learning