ALBANY — As schools continue the shift from paper-and-pencil testing to computer-based models —particularly for the state's annual reading and math assessments — reform-minded groups are hoping ...
One thing that Virginia students can look forward to when new on-line Standards of Learning tests are implemented in the coming years is shorter testing times. The traditional seventh-grade math test ...
Standards of Learning mathematics tests will be different for Virginia elementary and middle school students this year. But this change means math tests will be shorter. The Virginia Department of ...
Online math platform bettermarks is looking for teachers to test its new Common Core adaptive math books. The company is offering five to 10 teachers unlimited access to the bettermarks platform to ...
Students using Front Row’s adaptive, gamified technology increased end-of-year test scores by nearly 10 percentage points over those who did not A new study from WestEd, a nonpartisan, nonprofit ...
As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new ...
The Harvard researchers evaluating DreamBox Learning start their study bluntly: "There is little evidence yet that educational software is actually helping students progress more rapidly." Maybe, if ...
Much of the buzz about adaptive learning focuses on its ability to help students who need remediation. But a program at the University of California, Santa Cruz illustrates the potential for adaptive ...