An experiment found that students wring their own multiple-choice or short-essay exam questions increased their engagement with the content, decreased stress, and nearly eliminated cheating.
A meta-analysis of 21 studies concluded that using assessment rubrics for formative learning can be effective for improving performance and self-regulation by increasing transparency, reducing anxiety, and encouraging reflection.
Howell Jackson, James S. Reid Jr. Professor of Law, experiments with end-of-semester exams and writing assignments to create opportunities for meaningful, formative feedback through skills practice, reflection, and peer collaboration.
You can view quiz statistics for quizzes that have been published and have at least one submission. You can also download comma separate value (CSV) files to view Student Analysis or Item Analysis for each quiz question.
Analytics evaluate individual components of a course and evaluate student performance. Course Analytics takes a three pronged approach to creating substantive data for Canvas users.
The Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence (SLATE) Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School provides one example of a mid-course feedback questionnaire developed by various faculty.
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) compiled some examples of assessments, techniques, and pedagogies for attendees of the 2015 Faculty Conference: Designing an assessment for learning.
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning identified three simple and powerful tips for assessing your course or section as well as a list of references for course assessment.
In a study conducted at the University of British Columbia, Deslauriers and colleagues found that instruction of a large-enrollment physics class taught using the concept of “deliberate practice,” based in constructivism and formative assessment, resulted in increased student attendance,… Read more about Research: Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class
