James H. McMillan and Rachel C. Syrja took readers questions on the use of assessment data to inform instruction and drive student learning.

The Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment coordinates efforts to improve teaching and learning on campus and mediate between the expectations of accreditation bodies and the norms of faculty.

The Center for Teaching and Learning fosters a collaborative faculty community that builds on current best pedagogical practices across all disciplines and teaching modalities at Pratt: classroom, ...

Pat Hutchings, Paola Borin, Linda Keesing-Styles, Lynn Martin, Renee Michael, Lauren Scharff, Scott Simkins, Ahmed Ismail, The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in an Age of Accountability: ...

Classroom assessment includes both formative assessment, used to adapt instruction and help students to improve, and summative assessment, used to assign grades. These two forms of assessment must be ...

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 ...

Assessing Students’ Learning What is Assessment? Why is it important? Assessment is a core component of all teaching, learning and curricular activities.

3. Prioritize teaching and learning—not just testing. Performance assessment in education should be part and parcel of reforms to teaching and learning.

Formative Assessments: A Key to Continuous Learning Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate ...

Contemporary New Zealand and international assessment theory, practice and policy are examined and critiqued with application for educators in their learning context.