10.24.19 Erin Ryan How to support ELL students: A Q&A with Dr. Jim Soland Dr. Jim Soland, affiliated research fellow with NWEA and assistant professor at the University of Virginia, recently completed a research study exploring the connection between components of... Read more
7.9.19 Derrick Vargason Making Sense of Early Childhood Assessment – Four Things to Consider There is consensus among educators that assessments should be purposeful, aligned to instruction, and beneficial to student outcomes. However, there is a vein of debate running through the early... Read more
6.27.19 Erin Ryan Rethinking School Performance with Dr. Andrew Hegedus Dr. Andrew Hegedus, Research Consulting Director for NWEA recently completed a noteworthy research study exploring the relationship between poverty and school performance. We caught up with Andy to... Read more
5.21.19 Hugh Fournier 3 Key Takeaways from School Effectiveness Research The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has significantly changed the nation’s school accountability landscape. Increasingly, schools are being held accountable for their contributions to student... Read more
5.2.19 Hugh Fournier NWEA Launches 3 Research and Innovation Centers Today, we are excited to announce the launch of three distinct Research and Innovation Centers as part of our mission as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping all kids learn. Expanding... Read more
3.1.19 Beth Tarasawa Opportunities to Learn What’s New with NWEA Research This spring, NWEA researchers will present, chair, or serve as discussants in more than 20 sessions during the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Council on Measurement... Read more
10.26.18 Beth Tarasawa Seven Successful Strategies for Literate Assessment While “tests” are often the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “assessment,” a balanced assessment system encompasses a wide range of methods for evaluating a child’s... Read more
10.2.18 Chris Minnich New NWEA Research Explores the Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance Since its founding, NWEA has focused its research on understanding the dynamics of student growth in schools. We have always believed that when educators and the communities they serve have insight... Read more
9.27.18 Beth Tarasawa Three Research-based Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies U.S. public schools are becoming increasingly diverse, yet teachers of color continue to make up less than 20% of our teacher workforce. Here in Multnomah County in Portland, David Douglas School... Read more
9.21.18 John Cronin Testing Duration: How Long is Too Long to Spend on the MAP Growth Assessment? As fall is in full swing, and most schools and districts are either testing or starting to view results, we thought it was timely to share some findings from NWEA Research on average test duration.... Read more
9.13.18 John Cronin Why NWEA Invalidates MAP Growth Tests for Rapid Guessing If you have started MAP Growth testing this fall, you saw that more student assessments are being invalidated this year than in prior years. You may also be wondering why that’s the case. At NWEA,... Read more
9.7.18 April Roethel Back to School with the Innovation Lab Partnering with schools and districts is the foundation of our Partners in Innovation research program (we’ve blogged about the program previously here and here). With the recent formation of... Read more
