Six or seven years ago, when we were formalizing our approach to “Assessment for Learning” at the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE), we called it Quality Performance Assessment (QPA), meaning ...

Helping students progress towards their educational goals involves communicating how far they have come and how far they have yet to go. This is the role of assessment. Designing meaningful assessment ...

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 ...

Does anyone really know the definition of a "good" assessment? Does such a thing even exist? The second question has no clear answer (which means it's not likely to show up on an assessment any time ...

Assessment Resources encompass information or training provided to faculty and staff to help them understand, develop, implement, communicate, and use evidence of student learning. The Ellbogen Center ...

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 ...

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

Below are some examples of direct assessment techniques. Capstone Course Evaluation Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program.

Faculty members can apply for the spring 2021 cohort of the Assessment Learning Community (ALC). This program creates an interdisciplinary cohort of faculty members to learn about and create learning ...

Timed written examinations continue to dominate university assessment. In most professions, the need to recall and write down specific information from memory under timed conditions is rare. Yet every ...