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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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How to minimize cheating in online assessments

Neo LMS

As the name suggests, the proctoring feature ensures that assessments are carried out safely. Through this feature, you typically limit students’ access to assessments until the day of the exam. What teachers can do to minimize cheating in online assessments. Read more: How to manage assessments in the blended classroom.

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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools. A February 2024 report about a research-and-development program inside the Department of Education makes this truth crystal clear. Almost 150 of them reported results with more than 20 still unfinished.

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CAE and Otus Team Up to Provide Assessment Tool for K-12 Educators to Improve Student Outcomes

eSchool News

Under this partnership, educators using both Otus and CAE’s College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) will have a holistic picture of student performance by combining CCRA+ data with other assessment data districts are collecting – all in one platform, which will ultimately help them make instructional decisions to improve student outcomes.

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Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 1 – Why Change?

The Principal of Change

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving forward. She had said, “How we assess drives our teaching, not the other way around.” ” I would agree.

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Is It Time for a National Conversation About Eliminating Letter Grades?

Edsurge

“It was an unmitigated disaster in Maine,” Eyler admits, referring to a 2012 state law mandated that schools move to “proficiency-based” grading (a flavor of standards-based grading). Meanwhile, some schools have successfully made the switch, such as Santa Fe Public Schools.

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What is assessment for? #engaginglitminds

Reading By Example

The misconception and lack of understanding about assessment is one hole I fell into often as a teacher and observe in other educators as we unintentionally do what was done to us. Back in my day…assessment was the end result. So…that leaves me thinking about what experiences we want our students to have with assessment?