Tag: adult beliefs

Calm Is a Leadership Move During Testing Season

Apr 22, 2026

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by

Dr. Mary Cochron

in Adult Attitudes & Beliefs, Assessment Environment, Leadership & Systems Design

Testing season isn’t just about procedures. It’s about the conditions adults create, and how those conditions shape what student performance actually reflects.
Compassionate Assessment: A Framework for the Future

Jul 16, 2025

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by

Dr. Mary Cochron

in Adult Attitudes & Beliefs, Assessment Environment, Student Attitudes & Beliefs, Technical Quality

Compassionate Assessment is a human-centered framework that aligns technical quality with real-world implementation, ensuring assessment systems support both measurement and meaningful understanding throughout the entire assessment system.