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The research on formative assessment and feedback is reinterpreted to show how these processes can help students take control of their own learning,…

While teachers claim they give a lot of helpful feedback, students report very little feedback from teachers. In response, the authors provide…

Addresses two questions: (1) What is true feedback? (2) How can it improve learning?

Unifying concepts shared by different competency-based education programs, current competency-based models, and the national policy context that…

A set of best practices for high-stakes assessment in Competency Based Education (CBE), drawing from both the educational measurement literature and…

Four steps for designing competency-based assessments.

Strategies to promote meaningful engagement for online students while at the same time providing a rich face-to-face learning environment.

This teaching guide includes suggestions for implementing project-based learning and makes a case for the learning transfer advantage of using ill-…

This guide for Project-Based Learning (PBL) educators provides introductory materials on PBL, resources to help develop PBL, and WPI author…

Faculty and student perspectives on the benefits of e-Portfolios.

The use of reflective journals and learning logs for various types of reflections (observations, questions, speculations, self-awareness, integration…

Topics include: Reflection and adult developmental theory, introducing and structuring classroom journal writing, classroom journal writing …

A summary of two instructors’ experiences using reflective journals in their introduction to American environmental history class.

A sampling of scholarship on the science of learning and its application in educational settings, including self-explanation, cognitive load,…

Suggestions for assessing prior knowledge, directly targeting misconceptions, and building upon prior knowledge

Study tips and tools, including time management and organization, exam preparation, note taking, and reading strategies.

A set of online modules that instruct students on study strategies that have been shown to improve learning, retention, and transfer of material in…

Tips for student success online and contacts for getting technology assistance.

Instructional practices based on work by Chickering and Gamson (1987) and Boettcher and Conrad (2010).

How to maintain "presence" online, build online learning community, set expectations, implement online activities, and discussions, and…