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 ...

In today’s evolving educational landscape, effective student assessment goes beyond multiple-choice tests and letter grades. According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe ...

DOVER, Del., Jan. 8, 2026 / PRZen / PebblePad, the award-winning ePortfolio, workbook, and assessment platform trusted ...

There is a heated debate right now around AI and assessment. This is understandable given that AI’s language and reasoning ...

All around the country, school has ended for students and summer break is underway. In many schools, students spent the last few weeks of the year sitting for standardized tests to assess the year’s ...

Assessment of student learning is the systematic and cyclical process through which faculty members, department chairs, and program directors articulate learning outcomes for their courses and ...

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...

Academic test results can sound pretty wonky, but it provides educators and policymakers with important information about students’ progress towards gaining the skills they will need for college and ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

Question: What activity is done by most teachers in the United States, but has almost no evidence of effectiveness in raising student test scores? Answer: Analyzing student assessment data. This ...