These days you can’t open the newspaper or surf the Internet without seeing a headline about test scores. The problem with these headlines is that all assessments are lumped into the same category.

The following is a guest post by Woody Dillaha and Jeanette Haren. In recent years, there has been a shift from a focus on summative assessment data, such as state test scores, to formative assessment ...

Tests are king in many school systems and other educational environments: they are seen as an efficient way to assess what knowledge students have retained, and how well they do on a level playing ...

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises on regular formative assessment that enables student learning, rather than summative assessments that encourage a coaching culture. What is ...