One of the two big groups of states that are designing tests for the Common Core State Standards has pared back its plans to produce diagnostic and formative assessment tools because it had to use ...

Incorporating peer review and individual reflections makes frequent, intentional formative assessment manageable, with big ...

Towanda Harris agreed to answer a few questions about her new book, The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting, Evaluating, and Implementing Classroom Resources and Practices. From the classroom to the ...

There are countless ways to assess students. Speaking broadly, two key assessment categories are “summative” and “formative”. Summative assessment, often the most popular one, aims to measure how much ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

As we move into the third term, most teachers start thinking about end-of-year examinations, as we shall soon be very busy preparing our question papers. At this time of the year, there are many ...

Assessment and feedback are essential activities in student learning and there are many e-learning tools available to assist staff in this area. Here we focus mainly on tools for assessment and ...

Please contact the Digital Education Office for consultation before arranging any new Blackboard Test assessment or exam. We can offer either training and guidance on the best settings and approaches ...