Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychological testing with children and adolescents. I have been practicing in this area for over a decade and have trained with experts in child ...

Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...

Dynamic Assessment (DA) is an innovative approach to evaluating language learning that emphasizes the interactive and supportive role of assessment in the learning process. Unlike traditional ...

Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

WHAT IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT? A psychological assessment is a process by which a psychologist obtains detailed information about a child’s functioning in order determine whether a diagnosis ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment for children and adolescents. I conduct comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations to assess for learning disorders, ADHD, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. And it’s starting to happen right now in classrooms and school buildings in the U.S. and abroad. New research into how assessment ...