Students are splayed out on the floor, dripping into the hallway. Notebooks are scattered and laptops are in laps or on tabletops, as student meaningfully collaborate to develop ideas. The tables and ...

Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy Monday reduced the maximum marks for the newly-introduced lesson-based assessment for classes I-X after objections from teachers.In the new ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

Tests are an important tool in educators' arsenal. Photo by Andy Rennle/Flickr CC 2.0 We live in an age of assessment in education. One of my friends -- who happens to be a vice president of a large ...

In the wake of strong opposition from teachers, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has reduced the marks allotted for Lesson Based Assessment (LBA) to 15 for students of classes 1 ...

Ensuring assessment or monitoring activities remain useful and effective over time involves reviewing and adjusting the approach based on lessons from the implementation and the use of the information ...

Countries around the world are trying to bridge the gap between what modern day economies and societies expect of their citizens and what their school systems are delivering. Education leaders and ...

Assessments are a part of every walk of life, from in-school exams to pre-season camps to quarterly reports. And continuous improvement efforts have always had assessment as a part of the process.