When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Explore the ins and outs of having students complete real-world assessment tasks. From the guiding principles to how to implement authentic assessments, this page supplies you with what you need to ...

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...

Follow the recommended actions, gain insights from the tips and learn from the examples in each of the five steps outlined below to design an authentic assessment for your context. Determine if ...

In an excellent column, Ray Schroeder, senior fellow for the Association of Leaders in Online and Professional Education, laments the tendency for many instructors to rely on text-specific test banks ...

A mentor once told me that ‘why’ is often the elusive, if not the most uncomfortable question, yet the most illuminating, if approached with sobriety and objectivity. As the national exams trudge on, ...