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Do Education Research Priorities Align With Classroom Needs? A Look at the Data

Is education research aligned with classroom needs? WestEd experts analyze data to identify the topics researchers focus on and explore the factors that influence decision-making.

Do Education Research Priorities Align With Classroom Needs? A Look at the Data with Sarah Quesen, Senior Director of Assessment, and Andy Latham, Vice President of Mobility and Measurement
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Revising State Assessments: Balancing Efficiency and Quality 

Learn how U.S. Department of Education waiver options empower state education agencies to streamline assessments, cut testing time, and maintain fairness and data quality.

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Let Students Struggle: Preserving Student Agency in the AI Era 

Explore how today’s AI tools are shaping classrooms and what educators can do now to prepare for the future of Artificial General Intelligence in education.

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Four Key Assessment and Accountability Trends Education Leaders Should Monitor

In this blog post, WestEd assessment and accountability experts spotlight four critical areas transforming education measurement and improvement systems.

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Join WestEd Assessment Experts at the 2024 National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting  

Join WestEd staff at the National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting.

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Machines Imitating Humans: Scoring Systems and the Risk of Bias

Experts explore how machine scoring for performance-based tasks can be fair to all students through culturally responsive and sustaining approaches.

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Designing and Integrating Interactive Science Simulations for Large-Scale Assessment

Computer simulations can help engage students in science assessments that align with multidimensional standards.

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Why Normative and Criterion Growth Goals Don’t Always Lead to the Same Finish Line, Especially After COVID-19

Learn about norm-based scores and criterion-referenced scores, important differences in how they describe student growth, and implications for interpreting scores after the pandemic.