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 ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

Not only must teachers design lesson plans to convey information to their students, but they must also develop effective ways ...

“Negative piece on assessment in today’s Inside Higher Ed,” the text from my wife read. I sighed and clicked the link. The piece was all too familiar as it rehashed many of the same talking points and ...

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 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, ...

A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate teacher preparation programs, according to research conducted by the Learning Policy Institute, ...

The vast majority of colleges changed their assessment practices after courses shifted online this past spring, according to a new report. Among the most common changes: adjusting assignments and ...

We work collaboratively with course and curriculum directors, deans, staff, and other BCM colleagues to review and improve the quality of existing medical student performance assessments. We also ...

Assessment is not a monolithic concept. This is not an article about the Beatles, but it is about something that for 40 years has had educators swooning and screaming, and school critics dancing in ...

Applying knowledge learned in the classroom to the actual care of patients can be a major transition for students in medicine and other health care professions. At Drexel University College of ...