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Teaching Tips: Assessing students

Making the Transition to Online Exams
Guidelines when pivoting from an in-person exam to an...
Making the Transition to Take-Home Exams
Most university courses have an end-of-term assessment of...
Using Student Peer Review in Any Class
Why use peer review in my classes?

Peer review, also...
What is Universal Design?
The term universal design (UD) originated in the mid-1980s...
Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing: Course Design
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Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing: Instructional Strategies
As instructors and teaching assistants you often have...
Why is Inclusive Instruction Important?
According to recent advances in neuroscience research,...
Universal Design: Instructional Strategies
Good teaching involves considering the strengths and needs...
Universal Design: Course Design
Good course design involves considering the strengths and...
Bloom's Taxonomy Learning Activities and Assessments
For more information related to Bloom's Taxonomy, refer...
Tips to Address Assessment Consistency with Many Assessors
Prior to the assessment


Communicate expectations,...
Clickers: A How-To for Students
The information on this page is intended for students who...
Aligning Outcomes, Assessments, and Instruction
An important consideration when designing a learning...
Bloom's Taxonomy
The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, known as Bloom...
ePortfolios Explained: Theory and Practice
Image provided by Danielle Juneau from her ePortfolio...
Self-Directed Learning: Learning Contracts
Independent study experiences can be extremely rewarding...
Rubric for Assessing Concept Maps
One approach to grading concept maps is to use (and...
Learner-Centred Assessment
Assessment is an integral part of your course design, but...
Rubrics: Useful Assessment Tools
Rubrics can be excellent tools to use when assessing...
Receiving and Giving Effective Feedback
We are continually receiving and giving feedback. Whether...
Exam Questions: Types, Characteristics, and Suggestions
Examinations are a very common assessment and evaluation...
Methods for Assessing Group Work
Introduction

Students should be made aware of assessment...
Designing Multiple-Choice Questions
A multiple-choice question (MCQ) is composed of two parts:...
Using Turnitin in Your Courses
Turnitin is a text-matching tool for encouraging...
Responding to Writing Assignments: Managing the Paper Load
Writing can be a powerful learning tool. But as class sizes...
Fast and Equitable Grading
Whether you’re grading assignments, essays, lab...
Exam Review Exercise
This game can be played in tutorials, lectures, or study...
Active Learning Activities
Active learning is based on constructivism, a learning...
Preparing Tests and Exams
While we often think of exams as a way to test...
Types of Assignments and Tests
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