Resources
Resources for aspiring faculty to learn more about assessment and grading strategies.
General
Resources from the Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation:
Assessment – Association of American Colleges and Universities
Assessments that Support Student Learning – Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia
Authentic Assessment Toolbox – North Central College
Flipped Learning Network – University of Northern Colorado
Four Key Questions about Grading – The Teaching Professor Blog
Preparing Future Faculty Resource Library – Council of Graduate Schools
Project-Based Learning Resources – Buck Institute for Education
Using Scoring Rubrics to Support Inquiry: Three Easy Steps – Journal of College Science Teaching
Writing Teaching Assessment Questions for Precision and Reflection – New Directions for Teaching and Learning
Humanities
Literary Study, Measurement, and the Sublime: Disciplinary Assessment – The Teagle Foundation
Life Sciences
AAAS Science Assessment – AAAS Project 2061
Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report – CBE Life Sciences Education
Biology in Bloom: Implementing Bloom’s Taxonomy to Enhance Student Learning in Biology – CBE Life Sciences Education
Biology Concept Inventories: Overview, Status, and Next Steps – BioScience
Bioliteracy: Conceptual Assessment in the Biosciences – University of Colorado at Boulder
Concept Inventories/Conceptual Assessments in Biology (CABs) – Point Loma Nazarene University and San Diego State University
Questions for Biology (Q4B) – University of British Columbia
Physical Sciences
Clicker Question Collections – University of British Columbia
Concept Tests and Course Materials – University of Colorado at Boulder
ConcepTests for General Chemistry – Brandeis University
Interactive Learning Toolkit – Harvard University
Mazur Group Publications – Harvard University
Peer Instruction for Computer Science – Stanford University and University of California, San Diego
Physics Assessment Tools – University of Colorado at Boulder
Understanding What Our Geosciences Students are Learning: Observing and Assessing – Carleton College
Engineering
How People Learn Engineering Publication List – University of Wisconsin-Madison
American Society for Engineering Education Journals List – ASEE
Mathematics
Assessment Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics – Mathematical Association of America
Classroom Response Systems (“Clickers”) – Vanderbilt University
GoodQuestions Project – Cornell University
MathQUEST/Math Vote – Carroll College
Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics – Mathematical Association of America