Resources

Using comment banks to provide students with better quality feedback while also reducing teacher workload.

Ideas for rethinking quiz practices.

How to write good questions, including considerations for writing multiple choice items that test higher-order thinking.

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…

An introduction to UDL: What is it? Why is it Important? How to do it?

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

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…

Managing large enrollment classes online.

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.

Examples of ePortfolios for learning, assessment, and professional development and employment.

CaPS video tutorial provides guidance for building your own portfolio.