RICHARD J. STIGGINS is widely known as an advocate of classroom assessments in the service of student learning. His long career in testing brought him to that vantage point: He holds a doctorate in ...

When we design assessment with transparency, cultural awareness and inclusivity in mind, it becomes a tool for supporting ...

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 ...

As a business owner, you must have relevant performance assessments for your employees. You would use these to determine if an employee is meeting the demands of his specific job and to also outline ...

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

Within the past 50 years, we’ve seen our country move from an industrial economy to an information-based economy. Now, early in the 21st century, it appears we are shifting to an innovation-based ...

Summative assessments gauge student achievement after the completion of learning activities. While many of these are common such as exams, projects and essays, there are a larger variety of ways to ...

Once learned this technique can be used in a flexible way for many different purposes. The technique maintains communication with patients when their mouths are full of instruments. Enhances the ...