Formative Assessment

Rubrics for sixteen learning outcomes that both employers and faculty consider essential, developed by the Association of American Colleges and¡­

Noting that assessing reflection and reflective processes can be particularly difficult, this site provides suggestions and models.

Rubrics are a powerful and flexible tool for assessing students' learning in classrooms and programs. This workshop was presented at DePaul¡­

Describes four types of rubrics (analytic, developmental, holistic, and checklists), gives examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of¡­

Using macros in Microsoft Word to create comment banks to more efficiently grade essays.

Structured Feedback is a mid-semester learning/assessment tool designed to provide feedback to students and for the instructor to adjust teaching¡­

Six ways to give feedback effectively and efficiently: collective oral reports, collective written reports, model answers with "exploded"¡­

A feedback method of efficiently giving high quality feedback through the use of IT and comment banks has been piloted on a large cohort of students¡­

An introduction to classroom assessment techniques (CATs) and a list of examples, including descriptions, suggestions for what to do with the data,¡­

The research on?formative assessment?and?feedback?is reinterpreted to show how these processes can help students take control of their own?learning,¡­