Faculty members tend to be skeptical about attempts to go beyond grading with standardized definitions and measures of what students should learn -- the so-called student learning outcomes accreditors ...

While the idea of teaching critical thinking has been bandied around in education circles since at least the time of John Dewey, it has taken greater prominence in the education debates with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brian Seymour is the director of instructional technology at the Pickerington (Ohio) Local School District. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Wednesday, the Arkansas Department of Education unveiled its plans for a new assessment system for K-12 students designed to raise expectations for student proficiency. It's all ...

This post is by Elizabeth Leisy Stosich, research and policy fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). There has been growing interest among educators and policymakers ...

Pre and post assessments are integral part of the experiential learning journey. They empower students to develop ownership of their own experiences making sense and creating meaning of the outcomes ...

Reason for Policy: To provide a structured process for recognizing and awarding credit for learning acquired outside of a traditional classroom environment in compliance with State of Colorado law, ...