Midterm exam season is arguably the most stressful time of the semester for many students. While college students should be patting themselves on the backs for making it halfway through the semester, ...

In a University of Virginia physics course designed for non-science majors, professor Chris Neu has developed an innovative way to assess his students. In Neu’s iteration of a popular, long-running ...

Assessment of student learning can be conducted using a variety of available instruments and methods. Many experts believe that a combination of assessment approaches can be the most effective way to ...

Direct Assessment refers to any method of collecting data that requires students to demonstrate a knowledge, skill, or behavior, normally as part of the regular educational experience of students in ...

Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...