Category: Assessment
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SmartBlog on Education features post by Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong
Read MoreDr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong’s article, “Student Assessments: Junk in, junk out” was featured today in SmartBlog on Education. See the complete article here: http://bit.ly/1ygDG96
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Transferring Percentages into Your Gradebook
Read MoreOne of the most popular features in Naiku is the ability for teachers to transfer test scores into any gradebook. With the press of one key, teachers can transfer scores for all students into their gradebook. This is a huge time savings from having to manually enter scores for each individual student. Recently, we’ve […]
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Viewing PDF and Word Tests in Naiku
Read MoreWe’ve heard from many teachers expressing their desire to allow students to see the test questions in Naiku when they upload their PDF or Word test to a Quick Key assessment. We’re happy to report that now you can. When you upload a PDF or Word file of your test to your Quick Key […]
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Don’t Forget the Students
Read MoreTeachers and readers of this blog are well aware of the power of formative assessment. As Black and Wiliam have summarized, formative assessment is one of the most effective instructional strategies ever. Popham (2009) provides this clear and concise definition of formative assessment: “Formative assessment is not a test. Rather, it is an ongoing process […]
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Next Generation Classroom Assessment with the SAMR Model
Read MoreThe SAMR (Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition) Model has rightfully been receiving a lot of attention from school districts as they implement tablets and other edtech devices in the classroom. The model suggests a progression for adoption of technology, and we’ve received requests from educators for recommendations on how they could apply the SAMR model as […]
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Naiku releases Reading Comprehension assessments with BenchmarkNow!
Read MoreNaiku announced today the release of Reading Comprehension assessments for BenchmarkNow!, a web based application for teachers to quickly measure student proficiency in Common Core States Standards. Naiku is providing BenchmarkNow! as a free resource for teachers, and now includes ready-to-use assessments to measure student math and reading comprehension knowledge in grades 3-12. Download the […]
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Reading Tests: Passages and Questions
Read MoreIt’s now easier than ever to create and deliver reading tests in Naiku to your students. Now, you can create reading passages and items and have them display side-by-side. Follow these easy steps to create your next reading test. 1. Create Assessment Click on the Assessments tab at the top. Then under Create, […]
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Purpose and Uses of Benchmark Now!
Read MoreAs you are aware, we released a series of interim or benchmark assessments called Benchmark Now!™ These assessments are designed to help teachers identify students’ math knowledge and skills as measured by the Common Core State Standards. The purpose of benchmark assessments is to provide information on group of students and identify where students are […]
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Naiku Releases Benchmark Now!
Read MoreNaiku announced today the release of BenchmarkNow!, a web based resource for teachers to quickly measure student proficiency in Common Core States Standards. Naiku is providing BenchmarkNow! as a free resource for teachers, and includes ready-to-use assessments to measure student math knowledge in grades 3-12. Download the full press release here: Naiku Releases Benchmark Now […]
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Naiku and Pearson Announce ISV Partnership
Read MoreNaiku announced today a partnership with Pearson, whereby Pearson will include Naiku in their Independent Software Vendor (ISV) program for PowerSchool users. Oliver Wreford, Director of Business Development for Pearson, stated that “Naiku’s collaboration and interactive teacher-student feedback tools in their classroom assessment software are truly innovative. We are excited to have Naiku as part […]