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Assessment in Teaching and Learning
Assessments enable both students and instructors to see that learning is taking place, and include any of the ways through which students can demonstrate they are making progress toward course learning outcomes.
Summative assessment refers to assessment that occurs at the end of a course or unit to evaluate cumulative learning over time. Formative assessment consists of learning activities designed to simultaneously produce and demonstrate learning.
The Value of Effective Assessment
- Engage students in deeper learning through well-designed activities
- Provide instructors with insight into student understanding
- Offer timely and actionable feedback to guide learning
- Clarify expectations with rubrics, examples, and step-by-step guidelines
- Address AI use by mitigating risks or integrating it pedagogicallant.
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Designing for Learning: Effective Assessment Strategies
Frequent low-stakes assessment in the age of AI
Additional Resources
The Transparency in Teaching and Learning project (TILT Higher Ed): provides explanations and examples of how to utilize a “transparency” framework when designing assessments, toward the benefit of student learning.
Assessment from a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) perspective
See Also
Giving Student Feedback
Gradescope
Learning Outcomes
Rubrics
Student Input & Feedback Surveys