Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

Peer review of academic programs is a widely accepted method for assessing curricular sequences as well as course development and delivery. Using external reviewers is a useful way of analyzing ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

Student peer assessments provide opportunities for classmates to give and receive meaningful feedback, building valuable skills for both reviewers and recipients. Reviewers develop the ability to ...

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 & ...

Our understanding of student learning depends on information from a variety of sources, including cyclical institutional practices and from more focused investigations into particular learning ...

The Office of Institutional Research, Analysis, and Planning is committed to developing and supporting institutional, programmatic and student assessment in its various forms and spaces at Bates ...

In higher education circles, there is something of a feeding frenzy surrounding the issue of assessment. The federal government, due to release a proposed rating system later this fall, wants ...

Imagining new roles for students in learning design and education policy In April, we gathered for our annual ALP convening. The meeting space, a typical hotel conference room, was transformed by an ...