As we explore the design and application of formative assessments, it is important that we look at the culture of the classrooms in which they will be administered. Formative assessments will increase ...

RICHARD J. STIGGINS is widely known as an advocate of classroom assessments in the service of student learning. His long career in testing brought him to that vantage point: He holds a doctorate in ...

Panaji: Soon, students from Classes IX to XII in Goa are likely to be assessed not only based on memory-based written tests, but assessments of their overall competencies, interests, aptitudes, and ...