Diana Laurillard of the UCL Knowledge Lab outlines digital instruction methods that help with formative assessment, or assessment for learning, rather than summative assessment for grading. She gives ...

European Journal of Psychology of Education, Vol. 33, No. 1, Special Issue: Promoting learning by leveraging the collaborative nature of formative per assessment with instructional scaffolds (January ...

Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

Rod Lane does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

I love hyphens. Always have. Always will. If used properly, hyphens make things easier to read. This is because hyphenated words let readers know there’s something still coming in a phrase that’s ...

School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol In the final year of our programmes in the Faculty Biomedical Sciences summative assessments ...

In this article, the author argues that educational policymaking, teaching, and assessment are most effective and ethical when they are carried out with attention to local contexts. He explores this ...

The increasing emphasis on learner-centered teaching has led to the widespread adoption of peer assessment in educational settings. Peer assessment promotes inclusivity, and contributes to a fair and ...

What happens when the $1.3 billion state summative assessment market begins to merge with the growing $1.6 billion market for formative assessments? Investors and the education community are closely ...