Instructors headed to a reopened campus this fall won’t be the only ones in their classrooms feeling a bit nervous. Your students probably aren’t so sure about how well prepared they are after more ...

Assessment is usually done to students. Educators mark assignments, award grades and deliver feedback. Students, the passive recipients in this process, often glance at the grade but ignore the ...

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 ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

Many professors in the U.S. and Canada are returning to old-fashioned oral examinations to assess whether students truly ...

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...

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 ...

Wai Yee Amy Wong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Today, many school districts across the country are playing catch-up against the infamous "COVID slide." Significant instructional time was lost over the last 18 months as brick-and-mortar schools ...

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Te Wānanga Toi Tangata Division of Education; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, University of Waikato Louis Volante receives funding from the Social Sciences ...