Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking
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
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 Learning
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
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
If the goal a student has to clear is absurdly low, then the assessment is not rigorous even though it is ‘standards-based’ grading.
How Single-Point Rubrics Can Improve The Quality Of Student Work
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
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
The 6 Facets of Understanding is a non-hierarchical framework for understanding. These ‘facets’ are useful as indicators of understanding.
8 Of The Most Common Sources Of Formative Assessment Data
The usefulness of student data is generally proportional to the frequency with which it’s collected. Here are eight sources of formative assessment data.
What Is eduCLIMBER? A Tool To Organize Student Data Once And For All
The most compelling feature of eduCLIMBER might be how it provides a central location for dozens of data forms and outputs.
12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education
In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.
20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning
One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
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