Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Teaching large classes comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to effective learning assessments. The best learner-centered approaches can feel daunting in a 200-person class—can you ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

For decades, formative assessment has been a silent engine for learning—powering insights about student progress and worker readiness. But let’s be honest, in a world where technology is evolving ...

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...

This post is by Soung Bae, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, and Kari Kokka, Research Associate, Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and ...

This article is part of the collection: Real Life Learning: An Up Close Look at Competency-Based Education. In Thomas County, Georgia, students who have struggled in the mainstream have found a home ...

Quizzing is a classic method for testing student knowledge and verifying the achievement of learning outcomes and is easy to integrate using WebCampus quizzes. This page discusses a few ways to ...

Be an effective teacher. Earn your Master of Science in Education with a major in Educational Development and Strategies. Proven classroom strategies are blended with educational theory and research ...

Grading can be one of the banes of a teacher’s existence. An added complication can be when an English-language learner is in a “mainstream” content-subject class—what are the best ways a teacher can ...