Drexel University

Designing Assessments for Learning

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 ...
University of Wyoming

Assessment for Student Learning

Assessment for student learning opens the door for meaningful engagement into what, how and why learning occurs for all learners; this in turn, informs practice, pedagogy and curricula to better ...
Business Wire

Cambium Assessment Releases Unparalleled Longitudinal Study of 2.25 Million Students Clearly Documenting Learning Loss in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Cambium Assessm ent, Inc., a Cambium Learning® Group company and the leading provider of innovative digital assessments to more than half of the states in the ...
Education Week

Using Assessment to Strengthen Teaching and Learning

Rachel C. Syrja, a teacher on special assignment for the office of instruction in the El Monte City, Calif., school district, has designed districtwide staff development in assessment for learning, ...
ung.edu

Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL)

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 ...
University of Wyoming

Best Practices: Learning Assessments

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 ...
World Bank

Accelerating Learning Measurement for Action (ALMA)

In today’s rapidly changing economy, simply attending school is not enough. To succeed at work and in life, students must develop foundational knowledge and skills through core subjects like language, ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT)

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...
Miami University

Assessment Resources and Rubrics for Experiential Learning

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 ...
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...
Kellogg School of Management

Assessment of Student Learning

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...