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A List of Non-Cognitive Assessment Instruments
From the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, this resource lists assessment instruments on "non-cognitive skills" for college-age students. As described in the resource, non-cognitive...
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015: American Indian Students
This report is the latest in a series of annual reports published by ACT to highlight the progress of U.S. high school graduates based on...
Testing College Readiness
Commissioned by the Massachusetts' Executive Office of Education, this study was designed by Mathematica to provide timely, rigorous evidence on how accurately two tests (MCAS...
Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning
"Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning" is an executive summary of the Stanford History Education Group's recent project to develop and validate assessments...
Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives
A growing body of evidence has shown that social and emotional strengths in children and adults lead to school and life success. This article from...
Are You Ready to Assess Social and Emotional Development?
The Ready to Assess toolkit is a suite of three resources that help school and district educators consider and select assessments on social and emotional...
Multiple Measures for College Readiness
This ECS Education Trends report reviews multiple measures, provides a deeper look at competency-based assessments, and offers policy considerations for state and system leaders. The...
Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessments (CEPAs): Policy Considerations for Meaningful Accountability
Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessments (CEPAs) are instructional content-area units designed for consistency between what is taught, assessed, and how teachers are prepared. CEPAs combine elements of...
Predictive Validity of MCAS and PARCC: Comparing 10th Grade MCAS Tests to PARCC Integrated Math II, Algebra II, and 10th Grade English Language Arts Tests
From the Executive Summary: "The Massachusetts Executive Office of Education commissioned this study to provide timely, rigorous evidence on the extent to which MCAS and...
Science Offers New Tools for Educators and Students
This resource is an article written for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) online newsletter. Science in the Classroom (SiTC) is an...
