Learning objectives are statements that specify what students will know or be able to do as a result of earning their degrees. Effective objectives are usually expressed as knowledge, skills, or ...

When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable course learning objectives. Course learning objectives are ...

Assessment of course quality, student learning, and professor effectiveness has become paramount in many of today’s universities and colleges. We seem always to strive for a better way to assess our ...

At Drexel University, when teachers develop their courses they have the students in mind. They want to make sure that the students are learning the material in an effective way, to retain the ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

Summative assessments are implemented at the end of a unit, course, or instructional period to evaluate how well students have achieved the learning objectives, such as knowledge, skills, and ...

Learning outcomes and objectives are the fundamental elements of most well-designed courses. Well-conceived outcomes and objectives serve as guideposts to help instructors work through the design of a ...

Liberty Munson is the Director of Psychometrics at Microsoft and serves as the Vice Chair of the IT Certification Council. In today’s competitive IT labor market, where demonstrated skills are highly ...

Student learning outcomes assessment plans for all academic and student support programs by spring 2019 Articulate student learning outcomes for every course by summer 2020 Accreditation with ...

Rick: A lot of parents and educators may be familiar with the phrase “mastery learning” but not have a clear idea what it means in practice. What is it exactly? Scott: My journey began in 2012 when I ...