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 ...

Anderson is a journalist, author and speaker. She spent 20 years covering finance including 10 at the New York Times before shifting her focus to learning. She is currently working on a book about the ...

As the pandemic impacts standardized assessments and leads to a rise of remote proctors for students taking off-site exams, many have started to question if assessment and grading protocols need to be ...

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 ...

PBL can be helpful in improving clinical competence in students. This approach uses foundational principles of PBL from the beginning of the semester-long health assessment course. (The course meets ...

For assessments to be used effectively in schools, it’s important for districts and schools to consider what assessments are intended for and how the data gained from the assessments will be applied ...

In September of last year, my students at the New York City public high school where I teach sat for a test called the Measures of Student Learning, or MOSL. The test was given for both math and ...

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 ...

As educators, our charge is to impart knowledge onto our students, open new doors for them, and encourage them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. We try to show them every day that they are ...

Online education's failures stem from poor pedagogy, not technology; effective learning requires thoughtful design and active ...