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 […]

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 […]
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 […]