by Derek Spencer I've spent some time on the internet (some might say  too much ), and one thing that's stuck with me is how of...

by Derek Spencer Writing great free-response prompts is tough. If they aren't worded just so , you might get some strange, short, o...

by Derek Spencer Language changes — this is a fact with which we're all acquainted. It seems also that for as long as humans have u...

by Derek Spencer I don't know about you, but I think looking at logical arguments and probing for weaknesses is a pretty good tim...

by Derek Spencer Here's the thing: writing good multiple-choice questions is hard. I'm sure those of you who have spent hours c...

by Derek Spencer The Smarter Balanced testing consortium, which is working on standardized tests based on the Common Core State Stand...

by Derek Spencer Want to know more about the kind of research that informed the creation of our best-selling Vocabulary Power Plus ser...

by Derek Spencer © Copyright Roger Morris and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence The idea behind the ...

by Derek Spencer Rhetoric is an ancient art, one whose roots reach farther back in time than the Ancient Greeks, widely considered the...

by Derek Spencer Original photo by viviandnguyen_ @flickr.com Many of you have begun the school year already and met your new stu...