Interdisciplinary – Principles and Practices of Student Assessment

ePortfolios: UNIV 201

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Self-Regulation and Academic Integrity “[Students] were able to say how their learning throughout the course had been connected, but also how it connected to other […]

Structured Controversy: UNIV 201

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Reflecting Diversity in Assessment “[Students] came away with some really diverse perspectives.” – Robin Mueller Background In the Winter 2017 semester, Dr. Robin Mueller piloted a […]

Scaffolded Writing Assignments: SOCI 313

Providing Feedback Opportunities “Giving so much feedback is an investment in student learning that I am able to make.” – Dr. Annette Tezli Background Dr. […]
Assessment Culture at the University of Calgary

Institution-Wide Assessment Culture Shift “The way that culture changes is through conversations at every level” –Dr. Leslie Reid Dr. Leslie Reid has a rich background as […]
Educational Resource Project: KNES 244

Transparency and Expectations for Students Background Dr. William Bridel is a professor at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Kinesiology. He teaches KNES […]
Ongoing Learning Through Assessment: MUSI 211/213

Providing Feedback Opportunities “If [students] want to be taken seriously as musicians, they need to have a solid understanding of the foundations” – Dr. Joelle […]
Formative Feedback in EDER courses

“By the time they hand in their papers, they already know what their grade is going to be because of the feedback they’ve been getting” […]
Field School Feedback: GOPH 549

“We see a lot of development in the students throughout the week… they get a lot of feedback because everything is laid out for them” […]
The Tribal Method of Assessment: CMCL 301

Reflecting Diversity in Assessment “Students develop a better faith in learning…Some say to me that this is how all of university should be” -Dr. Ron […]
Learning Through Assessment: CPSC 217

Continuous Process of Assessment “A big part of my lectures is ‘cheerleading’ to convince the students to spend time working on the course…Much of the […]
Self-Appraisal Paper: OBHR 493/793

Self-Assessment and Reflection “[The paper] is helping prime the students to start thinking about their own experiences and connecting them to the academic content we […]
Computer Game Project: CPSC 585

Authentic Learning Experiences “Students can bring together a huge number of the things they have learned throughout their undergraduate program to produce one piece of […]
Self-Assessment in Essay Writing: HTST 201

Self-Assessment and Reflection “When they’ve already assessed themselves, it makes it easier for me to identify strengths and weaknesses” –Dr. Ken MacMillan Background Dr. Ken […]
Low Stakes Assessments: HTST 201

Continuous Process of Assessment “Students need to have the ability to make mistakes and get things wrong…and not have it affect their grades. It’s a […]
Learner Centered Assessment: BTMA 317

Student Choice in Assessment “I am asking [the students] to join me in learning together” – Sharaz Khan Background Every student learns differently. Certain methods […]
Assessment in Block Week Courses: GERM 357

Culture Shift in Assessment “It’s really exhilarating. There’s an incredible focus that can’t happen during the regular semester.” –Dr. Cornelia Burian Background The University of […]
Assessing Group Projects: SGMA 217

Peer Feedback and Collaboration “Everything we do is for the students and for their learning and development” -Norm Althouse Background Group projects are a great […]
Formative Assessment in Large and Small Classes

Balancing Formative and Summative Assessment “I try to keep things as low stakes as possible, so they have the opportunity to try and to get […]
Clear Assessment Expectations : ENGG 513

Transparency in Assessment “It’s about demonstrating learning…These assignments are the tools and opportunities for professional growth” –Dr. Denis Onen Background ENGG 513 is a course that […]
Electrical Design Project: ENEL 400

Discipline Specific Assessment Methods “Students get so much out of this experience. They tell me ‘This class is resume gold.’ ” -Dr. Denis Onen Background […]
TA Development: PHYS 227

Professional Development “The biggest thing that I do to make sure my assessment methods are fair, especially in larger, first year classes, is train the […]
Universal Design for Learning: EDUC 430

Learning Partnerships and Discussion of Assessments “A big part of making the student experience great is opening up the decisions we are making” – Dr. […]
Observations and Reflections during International Study

Self-Regulation and Independence “You have to think and ask yourself ‘Why?’ ” – Dr. Mryka Hall-Beyer Background Geography is a interesting discipline that combines technical, […]
Using Student Feedback: ENCI 645

Using assessment data to inform future choices Background Dr. Markus Dann is a professor in the department of Civil Engineering, where he teaches courses of […]
Debate Project: PSYC 495

Using Learning Outcomes in Assessment Background The department of psychology at the University of Calgary has a set of specific program learning outcomes (PLOs). Students need to […]
Marketing Campaign Project: PSYC 495

Authentic Learning Experiences Background Consumer Psychology (PSYC 495) is a course that Dr. Melissa Boyce introduced to the University of Calgary a few years ago. […]
Community Impact Project: KNES 311

Student Choice in Assessment “Anything that students in our faculty end up striving to do after undergrad connects to leadership” – Dr. Cari Din Background […]
Specifications Grading: SCIE 511

Fostering Confidence Through Assessment “This grading scheme removed a ton of anxiety and stress about all the little things that I don’t want students stressing […]
Two Stage Testing: BIOL 315

Culture Shift in Assessment “It’s a really powerful assessment tool because they’re doing a lot of learning from the assessment.” – Dr. Kyla Flanagan Background […]
Peer Feedback: EDER 679

Facilitating peer-assessment opportunities “They can give a lot more individually than I can 20 times over. And they get good at it too.”- Patti Dyjur […]
Online Resource Project: EDER 679

Providing Feedback Opportunities “They’ve had plenty of opportunities for feedback and they should have a project that they can be proud of” -Patti Dyjur Background […]
ePortfolios: UNIV 201

Self-Regulation and Academic Integrity “[Students] were able to say how their learning throughout the course had been connected, but also how it connected to other […]
Structured Controversy: UNIV 201

Reflecting Diversity in Assessment “[Students] came away with some really diverse perspectives.” – Robin Mueller Background In the Winter 2017 semester, Dr. Robin Mueller piloted a […]