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Assessment Tools and Methods

Tools and methods to assess learning in your course can include a variety of direct and indirect measures. More information about some common tools and techniques including rubrics, authentic assessment, multiple choice questions, classroom assessment techniques, focus groups and course evaluations are linked below. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of assessment tools and methods.

Direct Assessment Tools

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Rubrics

Use rubrics to score subjective activities and assessments

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Authentic Assessment

Assign real world tasks to assess students skills and knowledge

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Multiple Choice

Write multiple choice questions to assess different levels of learning

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Lead in-class exercises for formative assessment of learning

Indirect Assessment Tools

Course Evaluations

Course evaluations are deployed at the end of every term. Instructors have the opportunity to add their own custom questions

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Focus Groups

Facilitate focus groups to get feedback from students on what they learned from their experience in a program or course.

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