Assessment – Page 3

Open Book Exams

June 16, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

“Cheating” or “Seeking Assistance” via a “Forbidden Online Resource”

May 28, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

According to an article in The Daily Princetonian, students in a Princeton math class relied on an answer posted to Slader, an online help site, for completing a problem on a homework assignment despite being […]

Remote Exam Proctors: Assessment, Online Learning, and Data Protection Collide

May 9, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

In are recent article in The Verge Monica Chin investigates the impact of remote live monitoring of students taking exams online and finds that the practice seems to add stress to the already stressful examination […]

Spy Exams

April 28, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 Power of Evaluation

April 26, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Sensible Advice on Teacher Evaluation from APA

February 21, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Grading and Norms

February 4, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Drug Testing – Again

February 1, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Is Testing Destroying the Study of English?

December 27, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

AI Evaluation Systems Generate AI Responses

December 21, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

We have seen the pattern before: an evaluation practice generates a corresponding response designed to outwit the practice. The SATs lead to the SAT prep industry. The rise of drug testing leads to the clean […]