Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

Hear three US academic experts discuss what role assessment should play in higher education and how it can be improved. April 02, 2025 Assessment is a cornerstone of most modern education systems and ...

Even high-achieving students often describe exams as stressful rituals rather than meaningful learning moments. Many students ...

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 many years now, psychology educators have been concerned about the assessment of teaching and learning in the college classroom. The goal of educational assessment generally is to demonstrate that ...

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 ...

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

The Academic Affairs Assessment group provides leadership and centralized support to CU Boulder in the assessment of student learning and program effectiveness. Through collaboration with campus ...