Resources

Allows students or groups create their own graphic novel.

This is a mobile app that allows the professor to award points "on the go" using their smartphone. Obviously aimed at K-12 teachers, but useful as well in higher education.

A comparison of traditional ("forced-choice") assessment and authentic (performance-based) assessment. "Teaching to the test" ceases to be a problem when the test involves the performance of meaningful tasks that provide evidence of the understandings desired.

A guide to the creation of assessment rubrics, including ways an instructor might improve existing rubrics in light of experience. Describes the elements of a rubric (descriptors, levels of performance), and the difference between analytic and holistic rubrics.

By the Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation. This page briefly describes assessment rubrics and explains their value for teachers and for students. Several examples are offered (in *.doc file format), including those for paper assignments, projects, oral presentations, and class participation.

A well-organized collection of assessment rubrics for critical thinking and problem-solving. These include instructor assessments and self-assessments. Also valuable for fostering faculty discussion of critical thinking.

Assessments are a necessary part of gaining knowledge, and they can help point students toward more learning in the future. Learn how to create inspiring assessments that do just that.

This post offers ideas for different types of final exams and instructions for implementing them effectively. Try using one that fits your course and your students.

Not all students in a class will master material at the same rate. This post discusses techniques for verifying that your class is prepared to learn new concepts, as well as ideas for helping those who fall behind.

Students who say that they did not complete assigned readings suggested three ways that instructors might increase their motivation to complete the reading assignment.