There are shortcomings in the ways we have approached value assessment to date, writes the executive director of the Innovation and Value Initiative. Jennifer Bright is the executive director of the ...

Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Have you ever faced the daunting task of identifying and prioritizing risks in a project, only to feel overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of it all? Whether you’re managing a multi-million-dollar ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University Edinburgh Napier University ...

You may never have done a formal study of economics. But there’s one economic principle that you can put to good use every single day. That principle is opportunity cost. In all your various life ...