Tag Archives | rubrics

Assess It! | November 10, 2016

Assessment is collaborative: Librarians and compositions work together to assess student’s research projects

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment, Map to assessments

Library instruction can be different from other college teaching. At the same time, librarians are urged to prove our impact. But how, in this model, do we measure our impact? What does successful library instruction look like?

Assess It! | October 27, 2016

Reflection: “Rubrics: An Undervalued Teaching Tool”

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

Creating a well thought-out, comprehensive rubric takes work; but the effort is worth it. Rubrics, when used correctly, have a number of benefits. They have been shown to help students become more aware of their learning process and progress, improve student performance, and help instructors quickly and consistently assess assignments from student to student.

News and Announcements | May 23, 2016

Digital Pedagogy Prizes

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, ePortfolios, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

This semester, ACERT organized two new prizes to call attention to some of the innovative and exciting work happening at Hunter in the area of digital pedagogy: a Faculty Assignment Prize and a Student Digital Writing Prize. Here, we would like to share with you a small sample of the winning projects.

Assess anything you like with rubrics

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work

Wednesday
Feb 24, 2016
10:00 am - 11:30 am
1220 HE

Assess anything you like with rubrics

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment and ACERT)

Learn the technique then work as a group to create and apply a custom rubric in a fun context. [Details...]

Assess anything you like with rubrics

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Map to assessments

Wednesday
Nov 11, 2015
10:00 am - 11:30 am
1203 HE

Assess anything you like with rubrics

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment and ACERT)

Learn how to make a rubric then work as a group to create and apply one in a fun context. [Details...]

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 | 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.

Try your own: Assess with rubrics and tests

By David R. dos Santos
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Map to assessments

Wednesday
Dec 3, 2014
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Room 1203 HE

Try your own: Assess with rubrics and tests

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment)

Bring your in-progress assessment tools - learning outcomes, rubrics, tests, whatever else you're working on - and get some helpful advice from the Office of Assessment and colleagues from across the College. [Details...]

Assess anything you like with rubrics

By David R. dos Santos
Topics : Assess student work, Map to assessments

Wednesday
Nov 5, 2014
9:30 am - 11:00 am
1203 HE

Assess anything you like with rubrics

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment)

In this workshop, participants will learn what rubrics are, why we create them, and how they can be used to measure learning on a wide-ranging variety of assignments. [Details...]