Resources

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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
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
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
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
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
Tools for Teaching (2nd ed.). (Davis, B.G.)
Chapters include: Responding to a changing student body, discussion strategies, the large-enrollment course, alternatives and supplements to lectures…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning, Discussion, Grading, Large Enrollment Classes
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
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
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
How do I add a rubric to a graded discussion? (Canvas Guide)
Instructions for adding a discussion rubric to Canvas
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Canvas (MyCourses), Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Designing Better Quizzes (Magna Publications/Faculty Focus).
Ideas for rethinking quiz practices.
Type: Report
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment