Project-based learning is nothing new. More than 100 years ago, progressive educator William Heard Kilpatrick published “The Project Method,” a monograph that took the first stab at defining ...

Direct Assessment refers to any method of collecting data that requires students to demonstrate a knowledge, skill, or behavior, normally as part of the regular educational experience of students in ...

In Oakland Unified School District, every senior completes a capstone project that engages them in research on a topic of personal interest and social importance. This research must meet a standard of ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

Performance appraisals are one component of a performance management system for employers to ensure employees are meeting the company's expectations. They are measuring tools that supervisors and ...

Performance assessments in the workplace do not exist solely for evaluating an employee's performance. Performance assessments also serve to establish and reinforce agreed-upon performance standards ...

The Division of Evaluation, Assessment and Education Research within the School of Medicine provides expertise, advising and administrative support related to program evaluation, performance ...

If there's a domain where college faculty could most stand to learn from K-12 educators, it is assessment. Too often, assessment is treated in postsecondary education as synonymous with grading: as a ...