Arnie's Blog

A major challenge for many schools and a well researched obstacle to learning is grading. A number of years ago we at the International...

Grant Wiggins I was saddened to learn that a great leading light in the world of progressive education had passed away, Grant Wiggins....

During a recent grade 8 graduation ceremony at the International School of Prague, I was struck by a speech given by one of our grade 8...

Motivation research has not only analyzed the behavior of adults, but of school age and university students as well, with identical...

As the International School of Prague continues its journey from traditional assessment practices to a more meaningful approach to...

The final section of the book called “Effective School Networks” contains a chapter with my contribution, entitled, “When is data useful...

Educators have known for many years that the traditional assessment model of letter or percentage grades, is imperfect to say the least....

“…we can but be astonished at the blind faith that has been felt in the reliability of the marking system. School administrators have...