Formative Assessment

Resource Category Topic
Mid-Course Assessment Program (MAP) (Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning)
The Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CEITL) coordinates a service by which faculty can receive feedback about their…
Type: Service
 Assessment and Feedback, Course Design Formative Assessment
Formative Assessments in Canvas (Canvas Community)
Suggestions for using self-check quizzes; embedded questions in videos; flashcards, games, and interactive content; journaling; and student-created…
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Reflective Journals
Selecting Assessment Types (University of Florida)
Four steps to creating learner-centered assessments: identify purpose, identify learning levels, select assessments, and build assessments. Includes…
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Canvas: Getting Started with New Quizzes
Faculty guide to New Quizzes in Canvas.
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Canvas New Quizzes Faculty Guide
Instructor for using New Quizzes in Canvas (myCourses) Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in…
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios (Barrett, H.)
A large collection of resources on ePortfolios.
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback ePortfolio, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in The College Classroom (Mezeske, R. and Mezeske, B.)
Topics include: concept mapping, learning logs, authentic testing, the transition from memorization to analysis; the lab practical; exams as learning…
Type: Book
 Assessment and Feedback Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning (Stevens, D.D. and Levi, A.)
A primer for faculty considering using rubrics for the first time or who wish to refine their use of rubrics, including what rubrics are, basic…
Type: Book
 Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
50 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) (University of Kentucky Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning)
Summary of the fifty Classroom Assessment Techniques from Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Angelo and Cross).
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Formative Assessment
Adding a Discussion Rubric to Canvas
How to add a rubric to a graded discussion to help students understand expectations for the discussion and how you intend to score their replies.
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists