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Student Assessment

  1. How to Implement Diagnostic Assessment Examples In Your Discipline

    Use diagnostic assessment examples like skill-testing questions, reflection & critical analysis to help students effectively meet course objectives.

  2. What Engaging Assessments Look Like In Online Learning Environments

    Ensure success in online and blended environments by creating assessments that test students on more than just rote memorization

  3. 3 Reasons This Academic Year Was So Impactful for Your Students

    These student leaders shout out their faculty for making the year one to remember

  4. Why We Shouldn’t ‘AI-Proof’ College Assessments

    Artificial intelligence has forced educators to rethink traditional assessments altogether. At a time when inequities run deep, here’s why we should welcome change.

  5. 10 Must-Read Books During Summer 2023

    These ten titles released by empowering female academics will help you reflect on your teaching and gear up for an exciting term ahead

  6. Why Do We Grade? In Conversation with Dr. Jesse Stommel

    The renowned higher ed leader shares how to give students greater say over their assessment experience all while deepening learning

  7. Why Student Feedback Might Not Be Sticking—And How to Fix It

    Two professors prove that personalized feedback leads to better engagement, connection and persistence in higher ed

  8. Why It’s Time to Get Specific About Grading

    Specifications grading is proven to increase transparency and autonomy among test takers. This professor shares how.

  9. Equitable Assessments and Small Data: Takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2021

    Helping students derive value from their higher ed experience has never been more important. Here’s how to go about it.

  10. The Ultimate Guide to Grading on A Curve

    Standardize student grades by grading on a curve. Here's what you need to know about curving grades, calculating curved grades and helpful examples.

  11. 5 Teaching Strategies For Any Hybrid Class

    Remote teaching continues to give faculty an opportunity to rethink student engagement and accommodation. Here are the top hybrid teaching strategies that have emerged over the last year.

  12. 3 Ways to Drive Reading Comprehension Using a Digital Textbook

    Generation Z aren’t the type to read for fun—here’s how to address that in your real-time and self-paced college classes

  13. No Grades, No Problem: Is Ungrading the Future of Higher Education?

    Some instructors are turning away from grading in favor of a more holistic approach to student assessments

  14. Choosing the Right Remote Assessment Method for Your Course

    Open book, remote proctored, asynchronous assignment—selecting the appropriate final assessment type will depend on the needs of your class

  15. 5 Options for Flexible and Empathetic Summative Assessments

    With a little creativity and understanding, end-of-semester assessments don't have to suffer

  16. How to Engage Your Students With Effective Assessments

    Well-designed assessments encourage students to prioritize intellectual growth, while equipping them with marketable skills

  17. Reading Before Lectures Helps Students Succeed

    Incorporating online prereading into your course results in improved final grades, Professor Steven Forsey of the University of Waterloo shows

  18. The Evolution of Testing: Student Assessment Through the Ages

    From oral exams in medieval Europe, to artificial intelligence in modern grading, we track the history of higher ed assessments

  19. You Need Weekly Feedback From Your Students. Here’s How

    The traditional method of testing students—once at midterms, and once at finals—works to a certain extent. After midterms, you’ll have a general idea of who in your class is doing well and who might need more help. But what you don’t know is how people are progressing in individual modules, or even whether some people […]

  20. 5 Time-Saving In-Class Assessment Tools

    Professors can reclaim their out-of-classroom hours with these helpful automatic assessment tools