Resources

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The Impact of Peer Assessment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis of Control Group Studies (Double, K.S.; McGrane, J.A. and Hopfenbeck, T.N.)
A meta-analysis of experimental and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated the effect of peer assessment on academic performance in primary,…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Peer Assessment
Best Practices in Peer Assessment (Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Teaching and Learning)
Discusses the value of peer assessment and offers guidelines for implementing peer assessment both in class and online.
Type: Report
Assessment and Feedback Peer Assessment
Peer assessment (Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)
Describes formative and summative peer assessment, discusses three types of peer assessment (formative feedback, peer grading, and peer assessment of…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Peer 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
Value-Added Assessment (Pre- and Post-testing) (Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment at Skidmore College)
Value-added assessment attempts to measure student growth over time, from the time that a student enters a program until the student graduates. This…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Summative Assessment, Value Added Assessment
Respondus Lockdown Browser Faculty Overview
An introduction to the Respondus LockDown Browser, best practices, and instructions for using it.
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Gradescope Help Center
Gradescope is an application for seamlessly administering and grading all assessments, whether online or in-class, allowing faculty to provide…
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading
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.
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) Rubrics (AACU)
Rubrics for sixteen learning outcomes that both employers and faculty consider essential, developed by the Association of American Colleges and…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments (Bruff, D.)
This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Clickers (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
Features resources on using classroom response systems (clickers), including descriptions of teaching and learning strategies and question types for…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Respondus LockDown Browser: Student Overview
Respondus LockDown browser is a tool used by faculty when administering quizzes or tests through Canvas. This application uses several methods to…
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
How to Give Your Students Better Feedback with Technology (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Guide on how to use technology to better evaluate and comment on students’ work for both novice or expert users of technology. Includes suggestions…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading, Peer Assessment, Rubrics and Checklists
Assessing Reflection (DePaul University Teaching Commons)
Noting that assessing reflection and reflective processes can be particularly difficult, this site provides suggestions and models.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Designing Rubrics Workshop (DePaul University Teaching Commons, 50:46)
Rubrics are a powerful and flexible tool for assessing students' learning in classrooms and programs. This workshop was presented at DePaul…
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Rubrics (DePaul University Teaching Commons)
Describes four types of rubrics (analytic, developmental, holistic, and checklists), gives examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of…
Type: Tutorial
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Grading Essays How-To: Use Macros to Save Time (Neal, R.)
Using macros in Microsoft Word to create comment banks to more efficiently grade essays.
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment