Resources

Resource Category Topic
Canvas: Faculty Guide - Using Turnitin's SimCheck assignment originality tool
Knowledge Base article describing the use of the Turnitin SimCheck application with Canvas to detect possible plagiarism.
Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
UNH Policy on Academic Honesty
This policy is included in the UNH Student Handbook.
Type: Policy
Assessment and Feedback, Course Design Academic Honesty, Syllabus Design
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
Value-Added Assessment: Accountability’s New Frontier (Value-Added Assessment Accountability’s New Frontier)
A policy paper advocating for value added assessment
Type: Report
Assessment and Feedback Summative Assessment, Value Added 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…
Assessment and Feedback Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Reflective Journals
Peer Assessment (McGill University Teaching and Learning Services)
Resources for implementing peer assessment of other students’ assignments and peer assessment of contributions to teamwork. Includes example peer…
Type: Video
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning, Grading, Peer Assessment
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
Sample Discussion Board Rubric (Purdue University)
A rubric used to grade online discussion at Purdue, with examples of its use.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Optimizing Honor Codes for Online Exam Administration (Gurung, W.)
This study examined self-reported academic dishonesty at a midsize public university. Students rated the likelihood they would cheat after accepting…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty
Honor Codes: Evidence Based Strategies for Improving Academic Integrity (Tatum, H. and Schwartz, B.)
This article discusses the predictors of cheating and how honor codes can provide the structure needed to reduce both the perception and prevalence…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty
Canvas: Getting Started with New Quizzes
Faculty guide to New Quizzes in Canvas.
Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Grading and Performance Rubrics (Eberly Center, Carnegie Mellon University)
This website describes advantages of using rubrics and provides examples from various disciplines.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Ideas and Strategies for Peer Assessments (University of British Columbia)
This website describes how peer assessment works, different types of peer assessments, how peer assessment can improve learning, and strategies for…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Peer 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…
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
Designing Quality Multiple-Choice Questions (Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning)
Detailed resource that describes the components of a good multiple-choice questions and offers annotated examples.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Grading
Best practices for designing and grading exams (University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
Guidelines for designing valid and reliable exams, advantages and disadvantages of commonly used types of achievement test items, and general…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Grading
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment (Walvoord, B. E. and Anderson, V. J)
A comprehensive guide to grading in the classroom and a discussion of the broader purposes of grading.
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading
Create Discussion Rubrics (University of Central Florida)
Considerations for creating discussion rubrics and multiple examples.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists