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Gordon, David T., Ed.; Gravel, Jenna W., Ed.; Schifter, Laura A., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2009
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create access to education curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. This policy reader comprises a notably wide range of articles that address the challenges and opportunities facing policy makers as they consider UDL's implications for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Learning Theories, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
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Gibson, David – Computers in the Schools, 2007
Elements of network-based assessment systems are envisioned based on recent advances in knowledge and practice in learning theory, assessment design and delivery, and semantic web interoperability. The architecture takes advantage of the meditating role of technology as well as recent models of assessment systems. This overview of the elements…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Educational Technology, Test Construction, Internet
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Heap, Nick W.; Kear, Karen L.; Bissell, Chris C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2004
A well-designed assessment strategy can motivate students, and help teachers and institutions to support deep learning. In contrast, inappropriate forms of assessment may promote surface learning, and will therefore fail to support the true goals of education. Recent theories of learning stress the value of dialogue, negotiation and feedback.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Feedback (Response), Learning Theories, Engineering Education