Zócalo Public Square is a magazine of ideas from Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise. Remember the days when computers were a passing fad and information was derived from dusty encyclopedias ...

ALBANY - The age-old requirement of No. 2 pencils for school tests may soon be a thing of the past. When New York students sit for state-mandated “field tests” next spring, some schools will eschew ...

When filling a position, you want to be sure the applicants you interview are up for the job. Applicants sometimes word their resumes to make it look like they have more experience or knowledge than ...

Education and technology forces have converged this year to vault computer-based testing into the headlines, raising important questions about whether this new mode of assessment is more useful than ...

Three years after they phased out paper and pencils and began administering computerized versions of the Graduate Record Examination, officials are going back to paper in some overseas regions.

Tens of thousands of Tennessee students steadied their clammy, test-day hands over a keyboard several days ago. And, for many, nothing happened. It was the state's first time giving standardized exams ...

Elementary and middle school students’ test scores were negatively affected by a computer-based exam interface that did not allow them to return to questions they had previously completed or skipped, ...