When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

A successful performance-assessment system requires these five non-negotiable qualities.

Ideally, academic assessment should promote long-lasting learning by providing ongoing, actionable feedback on student progress. Traditional assessment structures focused on high-stakes exams (or ...

The Assessment for Learning Project is trying to create innovative assessments that lead to greater equity and deepen students’ skillsets by virtue of their design.

To the Editor: I appreciate Laurie Fendrich’s ability to get through a tirade about assessment without using the words “fascist,” “jackboots,” or “Orwellian” (“A Pedagogical ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Teacher involvement in the design, use, and scoring of performance assessments has the potential to powerfully link instruction, assessment, student learning, and teacher professional development.

Today, assessment testing is evolving from the “assessment of learning” to the “assessment for learning,” shifting how we think about and utilize these tools across education.