The Impact of External Events on Low-Stakes Assessment: A Cautionary Tale
Universities administer assessments for accountability and program improvement. Student effort is low during assessments due to minimal, perceived consequences. The effects of low effort are compounded...
View ArticlePeer Leader Transferable Skills Survey: Development, Findings, and Implications
Previous work (Chase et al., 2020) has shown that peer leaders in Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) programs not only experience immediate benefits to their learning and success as students, but also have...
View ArticleEffects of Student Voice Intervention in STEM Classroom Assessment on...
This study examined the effects of an intervention that engages student voice in classroom assessment on student perceptions of power, motivation, and attitudes towards assessment in a STEM context....
View ArticleStudent Partnership in Programme-Level Assessment
This infographic was created to assist conversations at the Assessment in Higher Education conference in Manchester, UK in June, 2024. Please click here to download the infographic While you are here,...
View ArticleA Meta-Assessment Rubric to Guide Professional Development and Practice in...
Meta-assessment, or the assessment of the outcomes assessment process, is a useful strategy to communicate, guide, document, and provide feedback on assessment practices. We share the creation of a...
View ArticleValidation of an Instrument to Measure Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of...
Educator preparation programs (EPPs) provide a foundation for preservice teachers to gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed by classroom teachers. Moreover, EPPs also provide educational...
View ArticleEffects of a Novel Quizzing Method on Consolidated Knowledge Gains of...
Quizzes using test-enhanced learning features of spaced, varied, and interleaved retrieval practice have been shown to support consolidation of knowledge gains in students. In this pilot study, we...
View ArticleA Programmatic Assessment System that Features Signature Assignments and a...
Developing program-level assessment systems creates an opportunity for faculty to think deeply about their student learning objectives while creating structures that provide meaningful and actionable...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Pandemic Impact: Comparing Undergraduate Student-Athlete Mental...
Understanding COVID-19’s negative impact on undergraduate mental well-being, this study investigates whether student-athletes reported significantly different levels of increase in mental health...
View ArticleRPA Statement Reaffirming our Commitment to Scholarly Inquiry
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