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Measuring Student Success Skills: A Review of the Literature on Self-Directed Learning
States are increasingly interested in defining and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper-learning competencies. This paper […]
March 30, 2020
Measuring Student Success Skills: A Review of the Literature on Complex Communication
States are increasingly interested in conceptualizing, defining, and assessing what are often called 21st century skills or deeper-learning competencies. This […]
March 30, 2020
COVID-19: In Search of Continuity of Student Learning After Extended School Closures
Looking Beyond Large-Scale Assessment for Valuable Information to Support Schools, Teachers, and Students Following School Closures I have been uplifted […]
March 24, 2020
An Assessment Response to Anticipated Learning Gaps
Implications of School Closures on Assessment Needs According to Education Week, “as of March 23, 2020, 7:31 p.m. ET: 46 states have […]
March 23, 2020
Addressing The Alignment Challenge Associated With the Use Of College Admissions Tests Under ESSA
This paper analyzes the policy challenges and provides recommendations associated with having college admissions tests meet federal assessment requirements under […]
March 22, 2020
We’re All in This Together
Dealing Fairly with Assessment Contracts as Schools Cancel or Suspend Student Testing During the COVID-19 Crisis As of this writing, […]
March 19, 2020
Considering Equity Within Accountability Systems in Response to Interruptions in Schooling: Making Accountability Systems Help
Identifying and Providing Compensatory Support to Groups of Students Most Impacted by Disruptions to Their Schooling Right now, the focus […]
March 16, 2020
School Disruption Due to COVID-19
A High-Level Overview of Likely Implications and Options for Assessment and Accountability Like many of you, I’m closely following the […]
March 12, 2020
Connecting Measurement, Research, and Evaluation
An Educational Perspective Last fall, Senior Associate Juan D’Brot was elected to the executive committee of the Joint Committee on Standards […]
March 9, 2020
School Improvement is Hard! How Can Educational Assessment and Accountability Systems Help?
Building a Better Theory of Action to Enhance the Utility of Assessment and Accountability Systems How do schools improve? More […]
March 2, 2020