Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. NWEA’s solution, which it calls “through-year assessments,” is to give students shorter exams lasting about 45 minutes per subject in the fall, winter and spring.

Exams 103

Exams Peer Review Testing English 103

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

We always have written exams, but it never hurts to have students communicate more through writing.” After a writing fellow quickly reviews it, the score gets delivered to the student via the eCoach system. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

Essay 139

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 139

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

These prepare them for the state writing exams in eighth and tenth grades and help teachers across the district calibrate their scoring and expectations. The district’s intense focus on writing instruction, however, isn’t all about acing state exams. Students must make the time to practice and to peer-review each others' work.

Writing 121

Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 121

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Examples include textbooks, peer-reviewed studies, images, videos, and more. Assessments should be diverse with less focus on high-stakes exams. Fetter (2021) shared that in her experience with high-stakes exams, after the pandemic they did not make sense.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. Designing effective feedback processes in higher education : A learning-focused approach. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education , 45(5), 758–775.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Even the College Board, maker of the SAT, advised colleges to be flexible about requiring the test in the upcoming admissions cycle because of challenges students face getting to in-person tests and glitches in the group’s efforts to administer exams remotely. They also simply may not work.

Fairness 217

Fairness Counselling Testing Disabilities 217

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Examples include textbooks, peer-reviewed studies, images, videos, and more. Assessments should be diverse with less focus on high-stakes exams. Fetter (2021) shared that in her experience with high-stakes exams, after the pandemic they did not make sense.

Accessibility 94

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment. Carless, D., & Winstone, N. Designing effective feedback processes in higher education : A learning-focused approach. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education , 45(5), 758–775.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2023

Recently, our campus held its first “ DeStress Before You Test ” mental health fair that took place four days before final exams. Dr. Culver has contributed to her field with several published peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the Journal of College Reading and Learning , College Teaching, and Delta Educational Journal.

Counselling 98

Counselling Instructors Peer Review Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2023

Recently, our campus held its first “ DeStress Before You Test ” mental health fair that took place four days before final exams. Dr. Culver has contributed to her field with several published peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the Journal of College Reading and Learning , College Teaching, and Delta Educational Journal.

Counselling 92

Counselling Instructors Peer Review Exams 92