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 ...

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 ...

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In exploring AI‐enhanced teaching pedagogy, two complementary interaction models emerge. In the Student-Driven Interaction, students take the lead by crafting prompts, critically evaluating AI ...

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 ...

Seventeen-year-old Astrid Utting makes an effort to get to know her peers. When she walks down her school’s hallways, she waves at classmates and takes time for conversations before class starts.

College students are known to be strapped for time. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the No. 1 stressor in students’ lives is balancing academics with personal, family or ...

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 ...

Students discuss their research findings during the Experiential Learning Showcase. Photo by Alex Sonfield '25.

For decades, formative assessment has been a silent engine for learning—powering insights about student progress and worker ...

GenAI can boost learning on average, according to research – but individual outcomes vary widely. Here’s how to help every student benefit ...

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