An assessment expert explains how the technique helps teachers find and address the holes in student learning.

Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

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 ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

Assessment of student learning is the systematic process through which faculty members articulate learning goals for their students, measure students' progress, and use this information to improve ...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has broken higher education assessment. This has implications from the classroom to institutional accreditation. We are advocating for a one-year pause on ...

Assessment Plan Examples - Other Institutions Guidance for writing assessment plans and assessment plan templates - From the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this assessment website offers resources ...

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 ...

Learning and assessment will happen simultaneously, and teacher will use a variety of assessment methods and tools to collect data and analyze it with the purpose of enhancing learning. 1.

Learning designer Judith Boettcher examines online assessment strategies beyond the traditional end-of-term paper.

Q&A: Toward Better Assessments in Online Courses Online learning offers instructors an opportunity to rethink their approach to assessment. A new book hopes to spur that conversation.