Competency-based education (CBE) programs may be an appealing alternative to conventional seat-time-based postsecondary degrees, but CBE’s long-term viability hinges on the credibility of these ...

It’s testing season and lots of kids are taking multiple choice tests--more online than last year but lots of the same old item types. It’s part of a 100 year old ‘teach then test’ cycle of assessment ...

How do you know assessment data is being used effectively in your district? Do teachers now have the tools to make informed instructional decisions with that data? Adopting a comprehensive assessment ...

Over a decade ago, I became intrigued by the idea of using a mastery approach to learning in accounting classes. It inspired me to convert my junior-level cost-accounting course to a mastery-based ...

Recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act [ESSA], which becomes law on Aug. 1, 2016, provides the State Department of Education with both the opportunity and flexibility to determine its own ...

On September 25, Salt Lake City, UT-based MasteryConnect raised $15.2 million in a Series B round led by Trinity Ventures, with Pelion Ventures and Catamount Ventures participating. With the funding, ...

How can you effectively teach your students soft skills, especially in courses that have traditionally focused on developing hard skills? Well, there’s no single answer, but authentic assessments, ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure, Inc. (NYSE: INST) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire MasteryConnect, a longtime partner and innovator in the design and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Caddo Parish Public Schools students achieved notable gains in math while sustaining growth in English and science, and demonstrating continued growth, according to data released on ...