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Empowering Community Perspectives in Evaluation Research

Digital Promise

What is equitable evaluation? As funders, government agencies, and service providers become increasingly focused on program evaluation results to make evidence-based decisions, evaluators and other researchers seek to answer this question. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SEL Assessment But Were Afraid to Ask

Edsurge

Specifically, there have been few useful tools with which to assess SEL. Specifically, there have been few useful tools with which to assess SEL. In other words, it’s hard to chart a course without a compass. Funders and other organizations are focusing on how to bring practical social and emotional assessments to the field.

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Fair Grades, Dropping Grades, Grading Versus Knowledge

The CoolCatTeacher

Advice From a Student Assessment Researcher About What is Fair and Unfair in Today's Grading Systems From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thomas talks about fairness , clearly defining a grade and why sometimes we should change how we grade to reflect mastery at the end of a course.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Few can offer buyers independent assessments of the value of their products, even if those same entrepreneurs have sweated and toiled to build great wares. Students are also not “prequalified”—in other words, they frequently begin a course of study with radically different levels of knowledge.

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This Tech Encourages Career Planning When It Matters Most—Before Graduation

Edsurge

During this advisory time, students use the software to research careers, research their majors and even figure out which careers match their personality using Xello’s Matchmaker assessment. When students get the list from the assessment, they can click on a career that interests them and dig deeper. What is the income?

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Georgia Department of Education Approved List of Gifted Identification Screeners

eSchool News

August18, 2022— The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to its approved list of Gifted EducationAssessment Measuresto identify students’ eligibility for gifted education programs in the achievement domain. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., About Curriculum Associates.

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An Interactive Tool Empowers High Schoolers To Take Control of Career Planning

Edsurge

During this advisory time, students use the software to research careers, research their majors and even figure out which careers match their personality using Xello’s Matchmaker assessment. When students get the list from the assessment, they can click on a career that interests them and dig deeper. What is the income?

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