As the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. While educators and policymakers may hold differing views about how to proceed ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

Collaborative testing represents an innovative assessment strategy where students initially answer examination questions individually and subsequently engage in group discussions to review and defend ...

Japanese Language and Literature, Vol. 42, No. 2, Japanese Language Education (Oct., 2008), pp. 389-411 (23 pages) This paper shows how the language instructor can incorporate the sociocultural ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion, the Utah-based leader in ...

Built using cutting-edge psychometric principles, the IXL LevelUp Diagnostic helps educators confidently identify students ...

In today's increasingly interconnected world, language learning has become essential for education, business, and cultural exchange. However, accurately measuring proficiency in language learners is a ...

Dubai, UAE – Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world’s lifelong learning company, today announces updates to its English language testing portfolio. These include enhancements to the Pearson Test of English ...

The irony of standardized testing is that it seeks to equalize assessment in a way to level the playing field for all students. Regardless of where students are in a state or the country, these exams, ...

What does learning and mentorship have to do with recruitment? Apart from perks that attract talent, these two things can be a part of the interview process. One learning expert, John Kleeman, ...