Innovation in Teaching, Student Assessment, Student Engagement
The Ultimate Guide to Metacognition for Post-Secondary Courses
Metacognition—or thinking about thinking—makes for more engaged and insightful learning in the college classroom
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Student Assessment
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Innovation in Teaching, Student Assessment, Teaching Strategies
The Ultimate Guide to Grading Student Work
Strategies, best practices and practical examples to make your grading process more efficient, effective and meaningful
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Blooms Taxonomy, Student Assessment, Teaching Strategies
Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Stems For Use In Assessment [With 100+ Examples]
This comprehensive list of pre-created Bloom’s taxonomy question stems ensure students are critically engaging with course material
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Active Learning, Student Assessment, Student Engagement
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
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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
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20 Formative Assessment Examples To Use In Your College Classroom
Informal assessments are an easy way to stay connected with your students and understand their progress in your course
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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
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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…
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5 Options for Flexible and Empathetic Summative Assessments
With a little creativity and understanding, end-of-semester assessments don't have to suffer
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How to Engage Your Students With Effective Assessments
Well-designed assessments encourage students to prioritize intellectual growth, while equipping them with marketable skills
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How to Save 3 Hours of Grading Time
Top Hat offers tools for easily employing both formative and summative assessments
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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
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3 Ways Student Data Can Improve Your Teaching
Leveraging data from your classroom can be one of the most effective ways to ensure students succeed
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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…
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If You’re Only Assessing 3 Times a Semester, That’s Way Too Little
Most professors assess at the start of a term, the middle point and at the very end. But professors and students alike can benefit from more…
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5 Time-Saving In-Class Assessment Tools
Professors can reclaim their out-of-classroom hours with these helpful automatic assessment tools
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Education Technology, Guest Lecture, Student Assessment
College is Failing Students When It Comes to Digital Literacy
Tony Bates, who helped pioneer distance education and computer assisted learning at the University of British Columbia, says that leadership…
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Agile Classroom, Education Technology, Student Assessment
Intro to Biology Textbooks: 3 Subjects They Need To Cover
Biology—the study of living things and their vital processes—is a continuously evolving field. New cutting-edge research in biology…
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Introducing Top Hat’s New Gradebook
Top Hat’s revised grade and attendance management system is designed to be intuitive and easy to learn. Product manager Karthiga…
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Curriculum Based Measurement: How To Get Started
While exams are designed to test and score knowledge, they don’t always indicate how well students are progressing through course…