Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Understanding how we learn best is one of the keys to growth as human beings. This essential metacognitive skill is not innate and must be modeled and taught in school starting as early as possible.

Dan Melzer, associate director of first-year composition at the University of California, Davis, shook up the research on teaching college-level writing in 2014 with his book Assignments Across the ...

This excerpt from our upcoming book, The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide, highlights student reflection as a tool for assessing the learning of English-language learners. However, we’ve found these ...

Spread the love“`html The concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), introduced by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky in the early 20th century, has transformed the landscape of educational ...

Discusses guidelines and identifies uses, benefits and flaws. Aims to encourage students and teachers to become more involved in understanding the applications of self-assessment. Considers teaching ...

No matter how innovative or progressive we try to be in the classroom, when it comes to assessment, we often default back to conventional tasks and tools. Some studies (Buck et al., 2007; ...

Spread the love“`html In the ever-evolving landscape of education, especially in middle school, teachers are constantly on the lookout for effective strategies to gauge student understanding and adapt ...