Many educators struggle to discover the proper assessment strategies for students. Systemic reform and the standards movement introduce clarity and accountability in assessing our students. Though ...

With our first NCATE visitation two years away, the University of San Diego was in search of a viable mechanism for formal and summative assessment. Three key designs to implementation solutions ...

At Bentley College (MA), the interdisciplinary Liberal Studies program has undergone quite a makeover: Educators there have completely revamped the way in which they assess student performance in ...

A decade ago, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology had a few simple goals. It wanted to sharpen its educational mission, broaden students’ skills, improve graduates’ job-placement rates, and give ...

As the shift toward digital everything takes hold in universities all over the world, it's not surprising that the the next generation of student assessment is the electronic portfolio. Campus ...

WASHINGTON -- Electronic portfolios may help academic officers plug gaps in their programs, advisers guide students to a degree, and graduates find employment, but at a daylong conference on the ...

Portfolio assessment has proved to be an innovative way to track students' progress in economics classes, making learning deeper and more meaningful. Here’s how to do it Traditional assessments, like ...

Instead of a résumé, Charlotte Gogstad hands potential employers a CD-ROM the size of a credit card that contains a multimedia presentation about her skills and experiences. The presentation, which ...

Colleges have come to realize the need to assess and improve student learning and to report their efforts to students, faculty, administrators, and the public; including policy makers and prospective ...