Building frequent checks for understanding into lessons can help teachers spot learning gaps in real time and adjust ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Ambrosio, T. (2004). Bringing ethnic conflict into the classroom: A student-centered simulation of multiethnic politics. PS: Political Science and Politics, 37(2), 285-289. Armstrong, K. (2003).

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 ...

Carol Boston says “Black and Wiliam (1998b) define assessment broadly to include all activities that teachers and students undertake to get information that can be used diagnostically to alter ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

What is Assessment? Why is it important? Assessment is a core component of all teaching, learning and curricular activities. Assessments provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate how deeply ...

Two years ago, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment surveyed provosts about assessment activities on their campuses. Now the institute has gone deeper into the trenches, closer to ...

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE) Michigan Tech participates in both the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE). Student engagement represents ...

Collaborative learning offers students invaluable opportunities to develop teamwork skills that are crucial for professional success. In film-making courses, it is particularly critical, as producing ...