Alternative credential programs should include a valid form of performance-based assessment to ensure that students are mastering learning outcomes. Performance-based assessments may include: ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

Are you ready to transform assessment in your course(s)? Join us in this hyflex/bimodal series where we move beyond traditional grading systems to embrace alternative assessment modalities that ...

In a University of Virginia physics course designed for non-science majors, professor Chris Neu has developed an innovative way to assess his students. In Neu’s iteration of a popular, long-running ...

It’s not a test. Not in the traditional sense. It doesn’t involve sitting down with a No. 2 pencil and racing the clock to fill in bubbles because, in some cases, there are no wrong answers. No, the ...

Midterm exam season is arguably the most stressful time of the semester for many students. While college students should be patting themselves on the backs for making it halfway through the semester, ...

Educators at all levels agree on the need to assess what their students know, but a growing number of them find that tests are not the best way to do it. This trio of educators has found innovative ...