Portfolio assessment has proved to be an innovative way to track students' progress in economics classes, making learning deeper and more meaningful. Here’s how to do it Traditional assessments, like ...

The University of Wyoming is committed to the continuous improvement of student academic achievement. To ensure student learning is taking place, a wide range of assessment activities are used to ...

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 ...

This article is part of the collection: Real Life Learning: An Up Close Look at Competency-Based Education. In Thomas County, Georgia, students who have struggled in the mainstream have found a home ...

The Association for Talent Development's new research found that most organizations are using performance or test assessments to measure learning's effectiveness. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12, 2024 ...

This post is by Ann Jaquith, associate director of the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). Most educators recognize that standardized tests are insufficient for knowing how to ...

The University of North Georgia offers an Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) Assessment to determine readiness for mathematics courses. ALEKS ...

Teacher involvement in the design, use, and scoring of performance assessments has the potential to powerfully link instruction, assessment, student learning, and teacher professional development.

I appreciate Laurie Fendrich’s ability to get through a tirade about assessment without using the words “fascist,” “jackboots,” or “Orwellian” (“A Pedagogical Straitjacket,” The Chronicle Review, June ...

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 ...

Student learning is the result of a dynamic interaction between assessment and instruction. Effective teachers use assessment to inform the design and use of classroom lessons. This interaction ...