Word on the Beat: Assessments
As a regular feature, The Educated Reporter features a buzzword or phrase that You Need To Know (yes, this designation is highly subjective but we're giving it a shot). Send your Word on the Beat suggestions to erichmond@ewa.org.
Word on the beat: Assessments
What it means: Assessments typically refers to tests that students are required to take to track their academic progress. Increasingly, those results are also being used to evaluate teacher effectiveness. More broadly, assessments are quantitative and qualitative measures of an individual’s skills, knowledge and abilities. In
Word on the beat: Assessments
What it means: Assessments typically refers to tests that students are required to take to track their academic progress. Increasingly, those results are also being used to evaluate teacher effectiveness. More broadly, assessments are quantitative and qualitative measures of an individual’s skills, knowledge and abilities. In