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Is $1.7 billion a lot or a little to spend on testing?
Steve Ferrara, Ph.D., Research Scientist | December 21, 2016I reviewed the main findings from the Brookings Institute report, Strength in Numbers: State Spending on K-12 Assessment Systems....
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Explaining “field tests”: Top six things parents should know
Jon S. Twing. Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Measurement Officer, Pearson Assessment & Information | December 8, 2016Field testing is a routine part of standardized test administration and many such field tests occur in a number...
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Standardized testing. What is it and how does it work?
Kimberly O'Malley | November 30, 2016Standardized assessment is a lens into the classroom. It sheds light on why a child might be struggling, succeeding,...
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How learning progressions can help with both monitoring progress and progress monitoring
Jennifer Kobrin, Ed.D. | November 4, 2016In my previous blog, I talked about the difference between progress monitoring and monitoring progress. Today, I share my...
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Monitoring progress, progress monitoring and learning progressions–what IS the difference?
Jennifer Kobrin, Ed.D. | November 2, 2016What do these three terms have in common?
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A reminder that we are always learning
Ivy Delaney, Teacher | November 1, 2016The Tuesday after Labor Day, or perhaps earlier—as all teachers know—is our New Year. Forget January. This is when...
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Can technology bring more human contact to teaching?
Kristen DiCerbo | October 18, 2016Students in the class are sitting at individual computers working through a game that introduces basic algebra courses. Ms....
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Top five qualities of effective teachers, according to students
Ashley Peterson-DeLuca, Community Manager, Pearson | October 11, 2016Students are most affected by the quality of their teachers. Not only do they interact with teachers every day...
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The Every Student Succeeds Act in historical context
Liane Wardlow, Ph.D. | October 5, 2016The ESEA marked its 50th anniversary in 2015 and the new version portends important future shifts in accountability and...
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Schools that bring personalization to scale share common traits
Getting Smart | September 21, 2016The new and ever changing economy, new technology and the opportunity to learn anytime anywhere has created a unique...
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