Computer-based testing center company Pearson VUE will be embedding new identity verification into its remote testing service.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/01/19
A new report finds a persistent achievement gap is present among students despite advancements in educational funding.
A Stanford experiment found that low-income high schoolers who rechannel their "negative emotions" during STEM testing can do better on the tests â and the course.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/13/19
Even as the Common Core is faltering in the United States as a way to compare student success across state borders, UNESCO is making a plea for standardized ways to measure learning outcomes around the world.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/29/19
Later this year McGraw-Hill Education will be introducing a new artificial intelligence feature to Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS), a McGraw-Hill learning product that uses adaptive questioning.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/07/19
A nonprofit that produces a testing system for students learning construction trades has made updates to the platform. The system, developed by the National Center for Construction Education & Research, allows teachers and administrators to issue, grade and score tests.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/13/18
The complexities that humans come face to face with on a daily basis are ever increasing. Because of this, the core skills that are demanded of students are shifting rapidly as we are trying to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
- By Joanna Gorin, Andreas Oranje
- 12/12/18
A Texas-based nonprofit is on the cusp of rolling out its new service to make a pool or catalog of test items available to states for their high-stakes assessment efforts. Last year, New Meridian was chosen by PARCC to manage its testing business.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/06/18
Expected shortly, Amplify's new NGSS Benchmark Assessments will enable educators using both Amplify Science and DnA to view not just Amplify test results but also related assessments and data for a broader view of the academic outlook.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/28/18
A new report from the Brookings Institution finds technology will play an integral part of assessing the ability of students to grasp 21st century skills.