Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

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 ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Focusing on the thinking that a lab-class prompt invites – rather than the answer it elicits – allows instructors to create learning experiences that are both rigorous and inclusive ...

Discover how combining feedback and reflection helps students improve skills, challenge assumptions, and become more adaptive ...

Ed tech company Swivl has introduced its latest tool, Mirror, which automates helping students develop higher order skills of thought and reflection about their learning and gives teachers insights ...

Many instructors experience disappointment when their students’ exam scores don’t live up to expectations. How is it possible, we ask ourselves, that so many students failed to grasp the concepts we ...

Anne Paonessa is the author of Essential Connection Skills (Corwin, 2025) and founder of ConnectED Classrooms: Picture this: A student sits at their desk, staring at a math problem that seems ...

A common ineffective way teachers check for understanding in the classroom is by asking a variation of the question, “Does everybody get this?” If not that, then what? Today’s post will offer a number ...