Fear of failure can prevent students from showing what they know on big tests—but a 10-minute writing exercise can help.

Göteborgs universitet har antagit Stefan Johansson som docent i pedagogik. Han forskar bland annat om prov och bedömning samt elevers självskattning, men har även undersökt effekter av lärarkompetens.

Filippa Mannerheim, lärare i svenska på gymnasiet, pekar på tre stora problem med bedömning av nationella proven. Hon menar att det är dags att återupprätta svensklärarkårens yrkesheder.

Female students appear to be better at sustaining accuracy over time during tests, according to a study that looks at data from the Program for International Student Assessment and compares student performance at different stages of tests.

De blev lanceret som et objektivt redskab til at følge med i folkeskolens udvikling. Men er de kommet til at styre undervisningen og kulturen for meget? Denne podcast af Vov at Vide handler om de omdiskuterede nationale test.

Researchers with NWEA, which produces the Measures of Academic Progress test, say they have developed a way to determine whether students are consistently guessing when taking computerized exams. Findings show that students are more likely to guess on test questions that include more reading, and that male students and black students are more likely to…

The effort to teach kids skills hasn't adequately addressed the knowledge kids need to make sense of those skills. Journalist Natalie Wexler describes how achievement is tied to knowledge that isn't necessarily taught in schools.

Using computing devices in language arts classes may be linked with lower reading scores, particularly for younger students, according to research from the Reboot Foundation. Fourth-graders who used tablets in class had lower reading scores than those who never used them, but older students appeared to benefit by using devices, in a limited capacity, to…

Essays, tests and final projects are often the culmination of learning. But English teacher Kendal Rolley says they can be valuable teaching tools, too.

A new analysis shows that students from wealthier school districts are more often given extra time on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT for conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder than students in lower-income districts. Experts suggest wealthier parents may be better informed about the time concessions that are provided.

Att nationella prov och Pisa inte någonsin kan mäta allt som eleverna har lärt sig i skolan har påpekats många gånger. Men hur ska man göra istället för att fånga ytterligare dimensioner av lärandet? Ruhi Tyson propagerar för att arbeta med utvecklingsberättelser för att fånga pågående processer.

Betydelsen av kognitiva egenskaper och motivation. (pdf)