Practical advice on assessing students’ skills and application of learning in real-world, professional contexts ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

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 ...

Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

At Loyola University New Orleans, we recognize the value of knowledge gained both inside and outside of the classroom. Our students bring unique perspectives and professional experiences that help ...

Designing an educational studies course for international learners meant rethinking assessment, from traditional exams to a ...

The University of North Georgia offers an Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) Assessment to determine readiness for mathematics courses. ALEKS ...

The Newton County Board of Education met on Oct. 29 for a combined work and regular session, focusing on academic updates, ...

The Colorado-based ed-tech company Penda Learning is adding Scantron assessments to its game-based digital science curriculum for elementary and middle schoolers, aligning it with state-specific ...

California education officials are tasked with a difficult mission over the next few months — finding the best way to figure ...