Assessment is evolving to leverage new technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality. And it’s starting to happen right now in classrooms and school buildings in the U.S. and abroad.

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

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 ...

For many parents and legislators, the bottom line of a college education is what a student learns. Colleges struggle to find the best way to assess student learning and then communicate the results to ...

Portfolio assessment has been around for a long time, and the practice appears to be growing. It’s easy to see why. A portfolio lends itself naturally to assessment, whose aim is to collect evidence ...

When you were in school, what stressed you out the most? For many students, classroom assessments — graded tests, quizzes, group work, presentations, labs and the like — would be near the top of the ...

If there's a domain where college faculty could most stand to learn from K-12 educators, it is assessment. Too often, assessment is treated in postsecondary education as synonymous with grading: as a ...

Within the past 50 years, we’ve seen our country move from an industrial economy to an information-based economy. Now, early in the 21st century, it appears we are shifting to an innovation-based ...

Psychologists are often asked to complete assessments, or testing. As a clinical psychologist with primary training focus in pediatric neuropsychology, I frequently get asked to complete ...