Assessment

Writing in the World Economic Forum, Conrad Hughes asks whether the pandemic provides an opportunity to disrupt what he refers to as “the social ritual of examination.” With major examination programs cancelled schools have turned […]

Following the lead of Delhi University, the Aligarh Muslim University has decided that all end of term exams will be online and open book in light of the pandemic that closed the campus. This move […]

Articles on ZDnet and The Guardian discuss the concerns raised by Australian university students over plans by a number of universities in Australia to use exam monitoring software from Proctorio and ProctorU for examinations at […]

The coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in a large number of infections, a high death count, the suspension of much economic activity, and the closing of schools across the globe has highlighted the staying power […]

The topic of teacher evaluation has an enduring place in the world of educational policy and practice. In fact, teacher evaluation has been a topic of interest and concern for so long that you might […]

It is not too often that we have an opportunity to see our norms about evaluation in high relief. One such opportunity was recently presented by an article in the Marin Independent Journal. The article […]

Although reports of high schools implementing drug testing programs have declined in recent years, the vaping epidemic among high school students is generating renewed interest in such testing. As reported in Michigan Live, Plainwell High […]

For Yvonne Williams, head of English and drama at a school in the south of England, writing in TES, the answer is a resounding “yes” as she shows in her discussion of the impact of […]