Santa Clara University

Align Objectives and Learning Experiences

After the student learning objectives are defined, the next step is to make sure students have an opportunity to learn and meet the objectives. After the student learning objectives are developed for ...
Kaleido Scope

Q-Tip: Meeting Standard 3.1 – Aligning Assessments and Objectives

Quality Matters Standard 3.1 is one of the alignment standards and is an essential (required) standard. It states, “The assessments measure the achievement of the stated learning objectives or ...
Santa Clara University

Articulate Student Learning Objectives

Learning objectives are statements that specify what students will know or be able to do as a result of earning their degrees. Effective objectives are usually expressed as knowledge, skills, or ...
University of Wyoming

Best Practices: Learning Assessments

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 ...
Kaleido Scope

Assess Student Learning Using Authentic Assessments

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...
Michigan Technological University

Creating measurable and observable learning objectives

When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable course learning objectives. Course learning objectives are ...
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...