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There is a growing perception in some circles that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 sidelines summative assessments in favour of school-based ones. This misconception, like many others, needs ...

West Bengal Summative Evaluations 2025: The Madhyamik Pariksha 2026 selection test and the timetable for the second and third summative assessments for Classes 6–10 have been released by the West ...

If you or your students are surprised by summative assessment results, consider how you’re using formative assessments. Think about a runner preparing for a big race. The goal on race day—the ...

Summative vs formative assessment is the topic of our blog post today! Navigating the realm of educational assessments can feel like a tightrope walk. On one side, we have formative assessments—those ...

What is summative assessment data used for, how can we ensure it is purposeful, valid, and reliable, and how can school leaders use it to inform school improvement and to improve student outcomes?

Objectives It has been shown that assessment strongly affects students’ performance. A deeper insight needs to be gained into the interplay of assessment and learning. The aim of the current study was ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...