Responding to a need for culturally responsive and place-based educational frameworks, the Hawaiʻi DOE’s Office of Hawaiian Education is piloting a proficiency-based pathway to prepare students for ...

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

At Western Michigan University, we are focused on the success of each and every one of our students, "so that all may learn", and one of the pillars of our mission is being a Learner-Centered ...

In designing assessment mechanisms, the instructor should keep in mind the key learning objectives of the simulation and the targeted skills the simulation is designed to enhance. Assessment tools ...

What is grading? Why are grading principles and practices important? To “grade” students’ work is among the most difficult and time-consuming tasks of instructors and TAs. Grading is a process of ...

Competency-based education (CBE) programs may be an appealing alternative to conventional seat-time-based postsecondary degrees, but CBE’s long-term viability hinges on the credibility of these ...

Despite the investments in research and the growing body of empirical literature on a range of preparedness and response capabilities and functions, there has been no national-level, comprehensive ...

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2013—A new report from the Understanding Risk community of global disaster assessment experts highlights best practices and knowledge from the July 2-6, 2012, Understanding ...