February 6, 2024 Peer Feedback: Grading Tool versus Assessment Tool Reading Time: 3 minutes Peer feedback is a powerful classroom assessment tool that you can leverage to support students’ learning (Patchan et al, 2015; Yu & Schunn, 2023). Particularly... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Assessment/Assessment Quick Guides/Collaboration/Creating Assessments/Improving Assessments/Student Focused Assessment
December 13, 2023 Using Exemplars to Support Student Success with Assessments Reading Time: 3 minutes Exemplars are “carefully chosen samples of student work which are used to illustrate dimensions of quality and to clarify assessment expectations” (Carless & Chan, 2017,... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Assessment/Assessment Quick Guides/Communicating With Students/Creating Assessments/Giving Feedback/Improving Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
November 27, 2023 The Optional Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Assessments Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you considering giving students a limited or optional use of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in completing an assessment in your course? Is knowledge of... Categories AI and Assessment/Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Teaching
October 12, 2023 Designing Multiple Choice Questions with EAL in Mind Reading Time: 4 minutes A Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) item consists of a problem, known as the stem (written as a question or as a partial sentence that requires completion), and a... Categories Assessing Learning/Assessment Quick Guides/Creating Assessments/Diverse Identities/Improving Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching/Teaching International Students
September 28, 2023 Planning and Facilitating Effective Peer Assessment Reading Time: 4 minutes Peer assessment, also called peer review, is an instructional approach that allows learners to consider, evaluate, and provide feedback on the level, value, or quality... Categories Assessing Learning/Assessment Quick Guides/Creating Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
July 2, 2023 An Introduction to Case-Based Learning Reading Time: 7 minutes The Case Research Committee (CRC) oversees the Open Access Teaching Case Journal (OATCJ) and the Case Research Development Program (CRDP) at Conestoga College, School of... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments
March 17, 2023 Best Practices for Open Book Testing Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you ready to refresh the assessments in your synchronous or online asynchronous courses? As you weigh the option of an open-book test, this teaching tip will provide best practices and considerations for creating the most effective open-book assessment possible. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
December 20, 2022 Assessment Types Reading Time: 6 minutes Conestoga provides students with a wide range of assessment types. This tip describes the goals for choosing evaluation types, explains how discrete assessments fall within... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning
November 23, 2022 Oral Assessments: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Considerations Reading Time: 6 minutes This tip discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to add an oral exam as a course assessment. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
April 14, 2022 Writing Assignment Descriptions Reading Time: < 1 minute Evaluation is a key part of teaching. But, when it comes to assignments, what information should you include? How much information is too much? And... Categories Assessing Learning/Assessment Quick Guides/Creating Assessments/Teaching