Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

Rachel C. Syrja, a teacher on special assignment for the office of instruction in the El Monte City, Calif., school district, has designed districtwide staff development in assessment for learning ...

Integrating course design and assessment planning ensures cohesive teaching practices and enhances student learning outcomes. An integrated approach considers the interconnectedness of situational ...

For example, the Assessment x Design Project supported action research projects to build a community of pedagogical practice at Pratt Institute (Banta, et al., 2002). Faculty and staff conducted ...

The program in Arkansas aims to enhance teaching and learning across Arkansas by improving educators' abilities to measure student academic achievement.

Assessment for placement gives the teacher (s) the particulars about what each child knows before trying to teach him or her something new, and thus increases the probability that instruction will ...

States, school districts, schools, and teacher development programs can use the assessments to provide an evidence-based methodology for making systematic decisions about recruitment, employment ...

Why Formative Assessments Matter For Students: Provide actionable feedback to adjust learning strategies. Foster reflection on their own thinking and progress (metacognition). Build motivation and a ...

Brian Rivas, Education Trust-West Learning Policy Institute researchers analyzed surveys taken by 18,455 candidates who had completed a teacher preparation program and had taken a teaching performance ...

The Murphy administration said the educative Teacher Performance Assessment, or edTPA, would no longer be required in New Jersey, but it must be replaced by a similar test to be used to certify ...