Some school districts, including ones in Maine, New Mexico, Iowa and Oregon, are shifting to standards-based grading, where ...

Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...

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 ...

Effective teachers use various forms of classroom assessment to monitor students’ progress. Assessments are used to track learning retention, but they can also be a way for teachers to find out if ...

Student peer assessments provide opportunities for classmates to give and receive meaningful feedback, building valuable skills for both reviewers and recipients. Reviewers develop the ability to ...

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 ...

The STEM movement remains one of the fastest growing initiatives in education. If you’re a STEM teacher, chances are you’ve searched for good instructional strategies and for help in locating and ...

Assessment of student learning outcomes in Miami University academic degree programs and majors focuses on full-cycle assessment. Rather than viewing assessment as a one-time project to be completed, ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

In today’s evolving educational landscape, effective student assessment goes beyond multiple-choice tests and letter grades. According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe ...

Assessment for student learning opens the door for meaningful engagement into what, how and why learning occurs for all learners; this in turn, informs practice, pedagogy and curricula to better ...

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...