10.30.12 Assessment in the Classroom: Factors that Cause Poor ISV Getting students to apply and demonstrate their true level of proficiency while taking assessments is a challenge for every classroom teacher. If we think the student is not demonstrating their... Read more
10.29.12 Normal vs. Necessary Academic Growth “How is it possible that our students are showing good growth on the MAP test but failing to meet proficiency on our state test?” This question arises occasionally with NWEA partner school... Read more
10.24.12 Classroom techniques: Formative assessment idea number 4 Over the last few months, we've blogged on three formative assessment strategies designed to elicit evidence of student learning: the Popsicle Stick, the Exit Ticket, and the... Read more
10.15.12 Formative Assessment Beyond English and Math Skills In a recent Grunwald Associates study on formative assessment perceptions one of the areas we looked into was what subject areas parents and educators thought was important to measure. What we... Read more
10.9.12 Formative Assessment and Higher-Order Questions The minute-by-minute, day-by-day kind of formative assessment that we’ve been blogging about is designed to elicit evidence of student learning -- evidence that can be used to inform and adjust... Read more
10.3.12 Formative Assessment: What Do Parents Think? We’ve blogged a lot about formative assessment from a teacher and student perspective, but never from a parent’s perspective. What do they think about formative assessment? Do they understand... Read more
10.2.12 Do the percentiles reported on MAP reports equate to specific standard scores? Question: Do the percentiles reported on MAP reports equate to specific standard scores, as one would normally find in a normal distribution of scores (Bell Curve)? E.g., does the 16th percentile... Read more
9.24.12 Tony Danza on Teaching: Kids Need to Want It When I first read Liana Heitin’s blog at Ed Week – What Tony Danza Learned From Teaching – I had so many reactions. I found myself initially very angry that Danza presumed to give advice... Read more
9.18.12 Measurement Error can change your life! I mean it. I really do. Let me explain why as quickly as I can. First, what do I mean by error? Think about a typical state test – it’s a paper and pencil test designed to measure... Read more
9.18.12 Classroom techniques: Formative assessment idea number 3 Welcome back to our blog series on formative assessment. We've introduced the Popsicle Stick method and the Exit Ticket, two great ways to involve all students and get the information you... Read more
