Archive | Assessment

Teaching Tips | July 30, 2015

Principles and practices in syllabus design

By ACERT and Laura Baecher
Topics : Course design, Identify outcomes

The syllabus can be much more than a contractual document, serving as an expression of our personal teaching philosophy, a way to motivate our students, and a reflection of our expertise in course design.

Student Reflections | May 7, 2015

Integrating technology and assessment

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Polling & testing tools

As educators integrate technology into their pedagogy, they should also consider integrating it into their assessment practices. Technologies such as clickers, online quizzes, and multimedia assessments can add value to current practices.

Assess It! | May 6, 2015

The need for feedback

By ACERT and Lindsay Portnoy
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop

Research indicates that when properly constructed, rubrics provide valuable feedback, engaging students in critical thinking, and offering support for developing writers. But how can you construct rubrics that help students improve their work on successive drafts?

Student Reflections | May 5, 2015

Creating an ePortfolio

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, ePortfolios

An ePortfolio is an online archive of an individual student’s academic career. Throughout the experience of creating one, I came to many realizations which all led to the same conclusion: ePortfolios are useful.

Assess It! | April 28, 2015

How do you know when you don’t know?

By ACERT and Lindsay Portnoy
Topics : Assess student work

In my scholarly work I've studied the way people come to know what they don't know by looking at the questions they ask. In my teaching, I try to understand what it is students don't know by modeling and encouraging questioning.

News and Announcements | April 7, 2015

Making citizens at the AAC&U Conference

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Identify outcomes

How do we, as teachers, "make citizens" - people with the values, knowledge, and skills to be able to work with others to articulate and solve complex problems?

Assess It! | March 30, 2015

Changing the question

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Identify outcomes

If you're not interested in what your assessment findings tell you - if you're not interested in the answer - then maybe it's time to change the question.

Student Reflections | March 4, 2015

A student’s perspective on assessment

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Course design

Good assessment improves student learning and enhances teaching effectiveness.

Assess It! | February 19, 2015

Great gen ed assessment

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Faculty and staff from all over the state came to Hunter to talk about What Every College Graduate Should Know. The topic under discussion? How you know when they know.