Earlier (Wainer & Lewis, 1990), we reported the initial development of a testlet-based algebra test. In this account, we provide the details of this excursion into the use of testlets. A pretest of ...

Texas’ first trove of 2021 state standardized test scores offers early confirmation of what many educators feared: students fell dramatically behind in math during the coronavirus pandemic. Results ...

Spurred by a succession of reports pointing to the importance of algebra as a gateway to college, educators and policymakers embraced “algebra for all” policies in the 1990s and began working to ...

I’m neither a mathematician nor math teacher. Plenty of the readers of this blog do fall into those categories, however, and today I’m seeking them out. A new report by Achieve, released today, shows ...

Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program standardized test results from spring 2024 reflected little overall improvement in English language arts and math, according to data released Tuesday by the ...

There's been a considerable debate in New York state about when to demand that high school students master the new Common Core standards as a requirement for graduation. The state began upgrading its ...

Anne Arundel County schools’ proficiency rates on state assessment tests for English and math rose for the second consecutive year, according to data released Tuesday by the Maryland State Department ...

High school students’ scores statewide and in Austin saw improvements in Algebra 1 since 2024, but declined in English tests, according to end-of-course assessment data newly released Tuesday. The ...

One of the most often repeated courses in U.S. high schools is algebra. Teachers and school leaders understandably worry whether a student who can’t solve basic equations should move on in math, to ...

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