New Jersey's public school students will be taking a new, adaptive, standardized assessment next spring. The key word here is "adaptive," which refers to computerized tests in which each student sees ...

Cognitive tests are having a moment in the spotlight right now, as President Donald J. Trump frequently talks about his experience taking them. The tests can take a variety of forms and measure ...

A comprehensive approach to testing and gathering critical student data next year can support all students. A 10th grade student at Banning High School in Wilmington, California, contemplates an ...

Students at Cincinnati Public Schools have been receiving bi-weekly tests in core subjects since at least early October, a practice instituted by the Board of Education. But teachers and parents are ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Fort Campbell students will participate in an infrastructure trial of the new College and Career Ready Standards summative assessments Feb. 9. The College and Career Ready ...

Education faces a lot of criticism, some with good cause. The U.S. ranks low in reading and math compared with other developed nations. A recent trend to combat our shortcomings is to “assess” ...

Before entering service, U.S. Army recruits will now have to take an extensive personality test designed to predict how well they will perform as soldiers. Under a three-year pilot study, recruits ...

Undiagnosed, unsupported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a reduction in daily functioning and quality of life in our largely ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...