Authentic Assessment Toolbox
- Jonathan Mueller, describes the Toolbox as "a how-to hypertext on
creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and
improving student learning
- some pages of which are under construction, contains clear
definitions of
types of authentic, assessments, justifications for
these, and guidelines for designing each assessment process
Best Practices in Higher Education
- offers, among other things, the Teaching Goals Inventory from the
University of
Iowa
- also provides a host of links for those interested in issues related
to the teaching-learning-assessment dynamic, such as steps for
encouraging critical thinking and assessing learning styles
Classroom Assessment Techniques
- this well-constructed site has an array of classroom assessment
options for instructors to choose from, from Primary Trait Analysis to a
student self-assessment of effective study habits
Center for Support of Teaching and Learning
- designed to assist Syracuse University faculty in supporting student
learning, this site discusses best practice for the creation and use of
student ratings of teaching effectiveness, as well as classroom dynamics,
creating a course portfolio, and various aspects of student assessment
Faculty Resource Center
- from the Critical Thinking Consortium
- this site provides a series of resources (some of which are free
online) designed to guide in developing opportunities for critical
thinking in every area of course work
- encouraging student capacities for self assessment is an essential
component
Good Practices in Student Assessment
- Centre for Teaching and Learning at University College, Dublin
- contains a rich list of possibilities for assessing reflective
writing, ideas for student-peer and self assessment, and
- other strategies for assessing subtle qualities such as
problem-solving abilities
Center for Assessment and Research Studies
- James Madison University
- this site may be especially useful to
an institution engaging in the evaluation or creation of a comprehensive
assessment plan, with
- the goal of developing an ongoing program based on
the principle of measurement with multiple forms of assessment
- the site includes a list of links to research associations
Problem-Based Learning
- University of Delaware
- whose faculty won a Hesburgh Certificate of Award in 1999 for
seeking out methods of student-centered active learning and assessment
- this site contains articles, sample scenarios for problem-based
learning, and
- access to the Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse
Assessment in Higher Education
- notable for its focus on higher education and the clarity of its
design
- this site from Central Queensland University in Australia has,
among other offerings, a full bibliography of online articles and
- an extensive list of useful links to other sites on assessment
U of Virginia Teaching Resource Center: Teaching Concerns
- primary consisting of articles from the University of Virginia
Teaching Resource Center's newsletter
- this site provides thoughtful discussions of aspects of the art
of college teaching, including integrating assessments through the
use of concept mapping, evaluating cooperative learning, and
- creating and grading writing assignments
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