and comprehension of grade-level appropriate content, as well as comparisons between a child and the average child of that grade level, the main purpose of informal assessments is to inform day-to-day instructio
Reading, literacy and language are essential tools for accessing every subject in the curriculum. Our assessments cover all aspects, from pre-school language acquisition right through to benchmarking skills and identifying gaps at secondary level. ...
The purpose of this paper is to outline how these assessments have been implemented in teacher education in the USA and Australian contexts. The edTPA is embroiled in controversy in the USA and there are important lessons from the related research literature that could inform the how other ...
Reading, literacy and language are essential tools for accessing every subject in the curriculum. Our assessments cover all aspects, from pre-school language acquisition right through to benchmarking skills and identifying gaps at secondary level. ...
We use Renaissance Star Assessments quarterly to assess student mastery of Math and ELA. We then use the results to provide data points for targeted skills that students are s... Continue reading Kathryn Moleti Supervisor - Other Curriculum Teacher Nassau BOCES 18 years of experience Renaissance St...
Creating effective online assessments goes beyond the curriculum or program objectives. Often, it’s about the capabilities of the platform that allow program administrators to pursue innovation and yield optimal results in one. That’s why the technology at the foundation of the testing platform must...
When used with formative assessments, progress monitoring becomes automatic. All data rolls up into a unified, vertically scaled grade-level score dataset. Reports can be created for small-group instruction for classroom teachers or for school-based reports to inform principals and department leaders....
The insights gained from this review are expected to not only deepen our understanding of current practices but also to inform future research directions in this evolving domain. 2. Background 2.1. Creativity conceptualisation Scholars perceive creativity from specific and holistic perspectives, defining ...
(e.g., enablers such as links to curriculum, barriers such as time and school infrastructure) About physical literacy instrument validity and/or reliability Must be an assessment that could be administered in a school setting (i.e., not measured through laboratory methods) within physical ...
Reading proficiency data was available at both student and class level to inform teachers how to plan instruction at each grade level. Assessments are carried out three times a school year, starting in the beginning of the semester, at the middle of the year and at end-of-term, and, as ...