Resources

Using concept maps for classroom assessment.

This overview includes examples of appropriate questions you can ask in the CAT format, examples of specific types of CATs, and strategies for…

A guide to implementing techniques that embed formative assessment with active learning.

Provides 50 easy-to-implement active learning techniques that gauge student learning across academic disciplines and learning environments and embed…

A conceptual analysis of feedback and review of evidence related to its impact on learning and achievement.

Four different types of feedback and their effectiveness for different purposes.

Compared to text-based feedback, audio feedback was perceived to be more effective for conveying nuance and was associated with: (1) feelings of…

The research on formative assessment and feedback is reinterpreted to show how these processes can help students take control of their own learning,…

While teachers claim they give a lot of helpful feedback, students report very little feedback from teachers. In response, the authors provide…

Addresses two questions: (1) What is true feedback? (2) How can it improve learning?

Unifying concepts shared by different competency-based education programs, current competency-based models, and the national policy context that…

A set of best practices for high-stakes assessment in Competency Based Education (CBE), drawing from both the educational measurement literature and…

Four steps for designing competency-based assessments.

This teaching guide includes suggestions for implementing project-based learning and makes a case for the learning transfer advantage of using ill-…

This guide for Project-Based Learning (PBL) educators provides introductory materials on PBL, resources to help develop PBL, and WPI author…

Faculty and student perspectives on the benefits of e-Portfolios.

An overview of using rubrics in Canvas, including a video on how to construct a rubric.

Describes the advantages of rubrics and provides examples of rubrics used for paper assignments, projects, oral presentations, and class…

A journal to “encourage the study of practices and pedagogies associated with ePortfolio in educational settings.”

An overview of e-Portfolios, a sample rubric for evaluating e-portfolios, examples of e-Portfolios, and additional resources.