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All portfolios with the keyword "assessment"

Title Author Discipline Keyword(s)
Assessing Cultural Competency and Core Goal 4.2 in an Interdisciplinary Course on Culture and Health—Kathryn Rhine (2019) Rhine Anthropology assessment, course goals, grading criteria
Approaching Shakespeare Critically — Author P Lamb English assessment, assignment design, collaboration, discussions, inductive teaching, student engagement
Scaffolding the Interdisciplinary Research Experience — Adam Potthast (2017) Potthast assessment, scaffolding
Being and Becoming a Teacher Educator—The Journey from Content Knowledge to Pedagogical Content Knowledge—M'Balia Thomas (2016) Thomas Curriculum & Teaching assessment, assignment design, rubrics
Assessing Learning Outcomes for a Course Sequence—Sonya Lancaster (2011) Lancaster English assessment, department analysis, learning outcomes, rubrics, undergraduate students
Increasing and Evaluating SPLH Student Engagement in Undergraduate Research—Holly L. Storkel (2013) Storkel Speech-Language-Hearing assessment, promotion and tenure, research methods, rubrics, undergraduate students
From Theory to Practice: Cultivating Practical Application in a Music Therapy Class—Deanna Hanson-Abromeit (2014) Hanson-Abromeit Music Education & Therapy active learning, assessment, group work, hands-on learning, student engagement, use of class time
Portfolio Assessment: An Alternative to Traditional Performance Evaluation Methods in the Area Studies Programs—Mariya Omelicheva (2012) Omelicheva Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies assessment, assignment design, department analysis, graduate students, portfolio assessment, rubrics, student portfolios, writing
Using Student Writing to Assess Learning Across the Major—Department of Spanish and Portuguese (2011) Spanish & Portuguese assessment, curriculum assessments, department analysis, undergraduate students, writing
Site in Architecture: Transforming a Lecture Course—Genevieve Baudoin (2012) Baudoin Architecture assessment, assignment design, course design, grading criteria, large course sections, lectures, rubrics, undergraduate students

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News & Notes

KU Physics Department faculty design an introductory, calculus-based physics course that uses an "energy-first curriculum" to improve student learning. 

Carol Holstead, Journalism & Mass Communications, shares strategies for improving teaching, starting with a back-to-the-basics approach for names, emails, feedback, and office hours. 

Tony Rosenthal, History, discusses the use of new teaching methodologies in a urban history course in his article, "Sin Cities: From History to Sociology to Urban History, an Interdisciplinary Journey".

Harvard University scholars focus on "Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom".

The American Sociological Association calls for reconsideration of student teaching evaluations. Click here for official statement. 

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