Classroom assessment is a formative approach to assessment. Its main purpose is to improve the quality of student learning, not to provide evidence for grading students. It serves as a means for providing faculty with feedback about their effectiveness as teachers, and it gives students a measure of their progress as learners. Classroom assessment techniques, expertly utilized by faculty, provide information on what, how much, and how well students are learning. Utilize the articles and links in this section to further explore the benefits of and strategies for classroom assessment.
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An Introduction to Classroom Assessment Techniques
Enerson, D., Plank, K., & Johnson, R. N. (2007). An Introduction to Classroom Assessment Techniques. Retrieved from Penn State Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence: http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/pdf/classroom_assessment_techniques_intro.pdf
Enerson, D., Plank, K., & Johnson, R. N. (2007). An Introduction to Classroom Assessment Techniques. Retrieved from Penn State Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence: http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/pdf/classroom_assessment_techniques_intro.pdf
How to Assess Students’ Learning and Performance – Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence