The conference program highlighted a range of assessment examples across disciplines and provided the opportunity for faculty colleagues to work with one another to design personalized assessments for their own 2015-2016...

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. 

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...

The Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at the Harvard Business School offers tip sheets for instructors. 

A literature review suggests that taking a formative, frequent approach to learning assessment throughout the semester to check on student progress can improve student understanding of course and assignment expectations, as well as prompt deeper individual reflection.