Seems like it’s easier every day to trip over accounts of people campaigning against testing. If it’s not parents holding their kids out of tests, it’s one group or another arguing that tests don’t ...

When the dust settled after this year’s legislative session, New York state’s 2015 teacher evaluation law had been effectively dismantled. Now, details are emerging about what that might look like in ...

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...

Authentic assessment takes many different formats, but one characteristic is that it usually has an audience beyond the marker and an imagined purpose beyond completing an assessment ‘just for the ...

Online learning presents a unique set of challenges for authentic assessments. Trying to enforce academic integrity in this environment only adds another layer of complexity. But these challenges are ...

Guest post by Monty Neill. Part two of a three post series. Read part one here and part three here. The U.S. stands alone among economically developed nations in its excessive use of high-stakes ...

Follow the recommended actions, gain insights from the tips and learn from the examples in each of the five steps outlined below to design an authentic assessment for your context. Determine if ...

Digital Education Studio News/Events 2025 Digital Education Newsletter - July Designing authentic online assessments – DECoP July webinar How can we develop authentic online assessments that support ...