Assessing Learning in Your Class
Summary
The resources, suggestions, and strategies gathered here will help you think critically about how to assess your students’ learning. Use this as a starting point to help you create a robust assessment strategy, from articulating your core learning goals to developing fair and effective grading practices. The selection of curated resources on the right will take you directly to strategies detailing how to design everything from frequent, low-stakes check-ins to engaging projects and well-aligned exams.
This resource toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to designing effective assessments, from defining your course goals to providing clear, constructive feedback.
- Course Level Outcomes Guide: Start with the end in mind. This guide helps you write clear, meaningful learning outcomes that serve as the foundation for your entire course design and assessment strategy.
- Low Stakes Assessments: Discover the power of frequent, low-pressure assignments. Use these strategies to provide ongoing feedback, keep students on track, and accurately gauge their learning throughout the semester.
- Major Assignments and Projects: Design capstone projects and major assignments that truly engage your students. Find ideas that foster a sense of ownership and connect course concepts to things that matter to them.
- Rubrics and Grading: Enhance student learning through fair and transparent evaluation. Learn to develop effective rubrics and grading practices that provide constructive feedback and can be adapted across any discipline.
- Tests & Writing Assignments: Create effective exams and writing assignments that accurately measure student knowledge. This resource focuses on test design, question writing, and ensuring your assessments are perfectly aligned with your course content.