For decades, formative assessment has been a silent engine for learning—powering insights about student progress and worker ...

“We’ve done evaluations before, but the results weren’t that useful or interesting.” “I barely have time to get to all the things on my to-do list, let alone to spend extra time reflecting and ...

Over the last decade, philanthropy has undergone a sea change. As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, ...

Hope College has always had effective, energizing instruction as one main priority. It is this spirit that guides the desire to continuously develop the instructional skills of faculty and academic ...

A decision to award or deny academic credit for prior coursework and other relevant college-level learning can significantly shorten or increase a learner's time and cost to credential completion—and ...

The U.S. Department of Education today released its first guide to the evaluation of online-learning programs in K-12 education. The report is designed to help school leaders gauge the effectiveness ...

Citation: Briggs, D.C. & Furtak, E. (2018). Learning progressions and embedded assessment. Pre-print from S. Brookhart & J. McMillan (Eds) Classroom Assessment and Educational Measurement, NCME Book ...

Teacher and principal evaluation season arrives with springtime. Evaluation season, unlike springtime, is rarely a time of excitement and color and new life. But, it is important to remember we can ...

Evaluating teaching effectively requires thoughtful alignment with evidence-based practices and the inclusion of diverse perspectives. The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) supports departments and ...

Teaching is a complex activity, and the way that we evaluate teaching should ideally take into account this complexity. Although student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are often the primary way we ...