James H. McMillan and Rachel C. Syrja took readers questions on the use of assessment data to inform instruction and drive student learning.

The Center for Teaching and Learning fosters a collaborative faculty community that builds on current best pedagogical practices across all disciplines and teaching modalities at Pratt: classroom, ...

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 ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

The Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment coordinates efforts to improve teaching and learning on campus and mediate between the expectations of accreditation bodies and the norms of faculty.

States are developing new forms of assessment, including assessments of learning and assessments for learning.

Assessment Resources and Rubrics for Experiential Learning Pre and post assessments are integral part of the experiential learning journey. They empower students to develop ownership of their own ...

Q&A: Toward Better Assessments in Online Courses Online learning offers instructors an opportunity to rethink their approach to assessment. A new book hopes to spur that conversation.

Measuring student outcomes is ultimately about trying to improve teaching and learning, and professors should both support and lead such efforts, writes Kate Drezek McConnell.

Assessing the Active Learning Initiative at Case Western Reserve University What impact does the implementation of active learning strategies and flexible, collaborative learning spaces have on ...

In addition to soliciting student feedback, instructors, just like students, can benefit from peer feedback as well as self-assessment and self-reflection. Peer review of teaching can include class ...

The Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment coordinates efforts to improve teaching and learning on campus and mediate between the expectations of accreditation bodies and the norms of faculty.