Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

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 ...

Assessment of student learning outcomes in Miami University academic degree programs and majors focuses on full-cycle assessment. Rather than viewing assessment as a one-time project to be completed, ...

“Negative piece on assessment in today’s Inside Higher Ed,” the text from my wife read. I sighed and clicked the link. The piece was all too familiar as it rehashed many of the same talking points and ...

The vast majority of colleges changed their assessment practices after courses shifted online this past spring, according to a new report. Among the most common changes: adjusting assignments and ...

Assessment is not a monolithic concept. This is not an article about the Beatles, but it is about something that for 40 years has had educators swooning and screaming, and school critics dancing in ...

A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate teacher preparation programs, according to research conducted by the Learning Policy Institute, ...

We work collaboratively with course and curriculum directors, deans, staff, and other BCM colleagues to review and improve the quality of existing medical student performance assessments. We also ...

Applying knowledge learned in the classroom to the actual care of patients can be a major transition for students in medicine and other health care professions. At Drexel University College of ...

The British Columbia Teaching and Learning Council (BCTLC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 West Coast ...