Taking a distance learning (DL) course is another way to achieve your goals. While DL offers a lot of flexibility, there are other considerations for students to think about when making choices ...

UB Learns offers a variety of formative and summative assessment tools. Choosing the correct tool such as surveys, self-assessments or quizzes can benefit the students as well as instructor. For ...

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 ...

Peer reflection on microteaching plays a crucial role in teachers' training programs as it equips novice teachers with ...

Fifth grader Tacyana Thomas had put the finishing touches on a short paragraph. Now, she held her paper next to a model essay and compared her writing with her teacher’s. Had she used evidence to back ...

Students often draw upon a diverse set of prior understanding and experiences when attempting to explain phenomena. Formative assessment allows teachers to better understand students’ alternative ...

In higher education circles, there is something of a feeding frenzy surrounding the issue of assessment. The federal government, due to release a proposed rating system later this fall, wants ...

Learn something new about yourself and explore career paths that connect with your interests, skills, values, and personality traits. Meet with a Career Counselor for guidance on the right assessment ...