Archive - 100% Assessment

How Reliable Does an Assessment Need to Be?

Making Sense of Noise, Judgement, and Purpose in Assessment

Jun 21 •

A matter of time

How long should we spend assessing students?

Jun 14 •

May 2025

The scope of an assessment

The hidden logic behind what should go in and what should be left out

May 31 •

Why Schools Rely on Relative Attainment

And why alternatives to the bell curve are harder than they sound

May 25 •

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Why does it matter what students believe about their ability?

How we harness the power of performance orientation

May 17 •

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Can We (and Should We) Write Difficult Multiple-Choice Questions?

Not all hard questions are worth asking

May 11 •

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The Theatre of the Test

When should we use controlled conditions?

May 4 •

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April 2025

What should we tell parents about assessments?

Harnessing the motivating behaviours of parents

Apr 26 •

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Two Techniques for Lowering the Cognitive Demands of Open-Ended Tasks

How goal-free problems and scaffolding can help students show what they know

Apr 21 •

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Is there such a thing as being 'good' at my subject

Unified and fractured notions of attainment

Apr 13 •

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How does an assessment weigh on a student?

Why we should move beyond talking about 'stakes'

Apr 5 •

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March 2025

When should we use open-ended assessment tasks?

Understanding when they work, why they matter, and how to use them well

Mar 30 •

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