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Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking

TeachThought StaffJul 16, 2020

Since students typically perform better on low-level thinking items, teachers may believe students understand more deeply than they actually do.

Rethinking Grading In A 21st Century Project-Based Learning Environment

Terrell HeickMay 25, 2020

Rethinking grading in project-based learning can support students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance of understanding.

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For…

Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning.

Assessment Trends: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students

TeachThought StaffMar 11, 2020

Teachers have moved from “Should I use technology?” to “How can I integrate technology best, enhancing learning without hijacking it?”

Standards-Based Grading Only Solves Half The Problem

Grant WigginsMar 5, 2020

If the goal a student has to clear is absurdly low, then the assessment is not rigorous even though it is ‘standards-based’…

How Single-Point Rubrics Can Improve The Quality Of Student…

Drew PerkinsNov 20, 2019

With single-point rubrics, the focus is on providing evidence of meeting, exceeding, or falling short of the quality you’re looking for.

A Bloom’s Taxonomy Model in 3D

TeachThought StaffSep 11, 2019

Each colored block has an example of a learning objective corresponding with each combination of the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions.

The 6 Facets Of Understanding: A Definition For Teachers

Terrell HeickAug 7, 2019

The 6 Facets of Understanding is a non-hierarchical framework for understanding. These ‘facets’ are useful as indicators of understanding.