The Importance Of Being Specific In Assessment Of Learning
When seeking to develop skills, feedback (and it must be timely) is only useful if it informs the student what areas need to be worked on.
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7 Easy Ways To Assess Without Testing
At a recent teachers conference, one of the most astute comments was ‘you can assess without testing.’ There are many ways to assess.
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6 New Google Form Features To Make It A Better Tool For Teachers
Akshat Sharma, Product Manager @ Google for Education, gathered 6 improved features they’ve made to Google Forms.
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The Perfect Test: 32 Characteristics Of Quality Assessment
If we can design anything–not just digitize multiple choice questions, but start from scratch — what would a quality assessment be like?
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100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know
Students can express themselves and demonstrate knowledge in new ways. Here are 100 things they can create to show what they know.
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How To Give Specific, Quality Learning Feedback To Students
To tell a student ‘great job’ or ‘this needs work’ is a missed opportunity. Specific, quality learning feedback can change your teaching.
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27 Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment
An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts.
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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment
21st century assessment design involves using digital tools, collaborating with others, performance tasks, and more.
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7 Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid
Quality assessments seek to learn: what knowledge will I gain about my students’ mastery levels of standards by their answers to questions?
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What Does Understanding Look Like?
Understanding promotes the spontaneous, personal, and creative application of understanding in dynamic physical and digital environments.
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12 Of Our Favorite Articles About Assessment
We’ve gathered 12 of our favorite articles about assessment. They cover a variety of angles, from purpose to function to assessment.
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Why Assessments Don’t Really Measure Understanding
If you can show all assessment results, learners may realize that understanding is evasive, evolving, and as dynamic as their imaginations.
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4 Examples Of Increasing Rigor In Assessment
In your assessments, strive for a level of rigor that challenges the students while remaining accessible and even compelling.
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5 Elements Of A Quality Multiple Choice Question
The five elements of a quality multiple choice question include standards, stimuli, stems, keys, and distractors.
