In this educational assessment guide, we’ll answer questions such as: What is the purpose of educational assessment?What are the benefits of assessments?What are the main
I’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction.
Using Likert-type items in qualitative research is both common and a topic of debate among researchers.
As educators, we often fall into a trap that we know what’s best for our students. As a result, we often give them assessments (e.g. homework, activities) to hone their knowledge or skills and gauge their progress, and then we often give additional assessments to ensure they have met the learning objectives.
A new study in Active Learning in Higher Education (see reference below) motivated me to take another look at the research on student self-assessment.
When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan.
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