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  • Can AI help K-12 educators overcome the burdens of assessments?

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    Many K-12 educators have resisted using artificial intelligence (AI). But a new national survey from Pearson and K-12 Dive’s studioID shows a new eagerness to use AI-powered tools in one area: classroom assessments. 

    Seven in 10 (72%) respondents say they’re already using AI with assessments or plan to do so soon.

    Why? The Pearson survey suggests they see AI as a way to ease some of their assessment burden.

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  • Taking an educated approach to evaluating interim assessments

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    In 2022, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) launched the Benchmark project, which aimed to explore how edtech buyers select digital assessment products and develop resources to support that process. One of the project's goals was to explore if the ISTE Seal, a product certification that showcases edtech products aligned with ISTE Standards and research-based usability indicators, could be applied to interim or benchmark assessment products. The terms “interim” and “benchmark” are often used interchangeably to describe periodic assessments used to compare groups of students by measuring them on a common set of skills or content standards.

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  • The assessment gaps: what K-12 leaders want from assessment tools — and what they’re getting

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    K-12 leaders and educators believe in the importance of assessments. The trouble is, the assessment tools they’re using don’t prove nearly as effective as they’d like, a new survey from Pearson reveals.

    Administrators, classroom teachers and special educators from across the country responded to the survey. The most worrisome aspect of the problems they identify? The gaps appear in the areas educators consider most important to assess.

    School and district leaders can’t afford to ignore these assessment shortcomings.

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