A new paper from an assessment expert cautions the state consortia that are designing common tests that while computer-based and computer-adaptive testing offer the possibility of improving assessment ...

The days of bringing sharpened pencils and brushing away eraser shavings during standardized tests are numbered. That's the case for New York students who take the annual state tests for grades 3-8 in ...

A popular cartoon shows a woman seated at a Human Resources desk. The interviewer asks, “I see you did well in school, but what real-world skills do you have?” The young male replies, “Tests. I can ...

The law mandates that every state must set standards for what students in each grade should know and be able to do in the subjects of reading, math and science, and that schools measure students' ...