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Some schools are now allowing students to use cell phones and the internet to access information while taking tests, sparking a debate about what assessment means in light of 21st century learning. -
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CP's games track "assessment for learning," rather than "assessment of learning" as in most standardized tests. When a child completes a task incorrectly, the game provides a series of follow-up activities to pinpoint why the child answered that way. Results generated for each child, classroom, and across district. Also of note: CP is a joint venture of Columbia Univ. Business & Education staff -
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Galileo technology from ATI is built on the principles of science, supported by a commitment to research and guided by a vision that everyone should benefit from the opportunities and transformations of technology. ATI products and services offer schools effective ways to integrate research-based assessment, school information management systems, and eCurriculum. -
1voteALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) is an online mathematics tutorial program that: * Provides a cycle of Assessment and Learning * Allows Self-paced, Individualized Instruction * Accelerates Learning in Math * Assesses and Instructs with Standards-based Content * Provides Clear Explanations and Feedback * Allows Students to Toggle Between English and Spani
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Concerned that the traditional way amounted to an apples-to-oranges comparison, schools in more than two dozen states have turned to growth models. Now a movement is mounting to amend the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which is up for reauthorization this year, to allow such alternative assessments of student progress. -
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States want children to be a year older when they enter school. This could lead to better test scores — and more inequality. -
1voteMaryland elementary and middle students are being tested this week in science for the first time under No Child Left Behind, a federal law that, in the minds of many educators, has squeezed science instruction to the margins of public education.The results might be sobering, top science educators said.
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1voteThe Pittsburgh Public Schools and other urban school districts are boosting overall achievement levels and narrowing racial achievement gaps, but they still have a lot of ground to gain, according to an analysis of test scores released yesterday by the Council of the Great City Schools.
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1voteStates and school districts nationwide are moving to lengthen the day at struggling schools, spurred by grim test results suggesting that more than 10,000 schools are likely to be declared failing under federal law next year.
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Massachusetts charter school students are performing as well as, or better than, their counterparts in regular public schools, in contrast to a recent national study, according to a state report released yesterday.
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