Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Three important caveats should be borne in mind when reading this chapter. First, the ...

Join University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) for a colloquium with Jade Caines Lee, assistant research professor in the University of Kansas’ Center for Learner ...

Indirect Measures of student learning ask students to reflect on or self-assess their learning rather than demonstrate it. This can include measures of students’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and ...

Many higher education assessment practices rely on assumptions about how students should think, write, argue or present knowledge. These assumptions tend to align with dominant academic cultures and ...

Ethical issues in educational assessment have become increasingly significant as schools and educational authorities seek fairness, accountability, and credibility in evaluation processes. This paper ...

Assessment is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs to improve student learning and development. All academic programs at RIT engage in program ...

Jason Lodge works for the Centre for the Study of Higher Education and the Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) at the University of Melbourne. The SLRC is funded through a Special Research ...

The Committee on the Foundations of Assessment produced this report, with the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), to review and synthesize advances in the cognitive and measurement ...