Supplying an insightful introduction to current trends in general education reform, this second edition of "General Education Essentials: A Guide for College Faculty" gives an important, timely overview of general education curricular design. General education curricula provide students with the intellectual flexibility they need to…

The third edition of the IPA Manual, "The Integrated Performance Assessment: Twenty Years and Counting," builds upon the original framework presented to guide instructors in designing and implementing this cutting-edge assessment in their world language classrooms. Informed by the findings of research conducted on the IPA since 2013,…

Now that remote education has become mainstream, how can we best use mobile technology to promote learning? How can we personalise our assessment of learning remotely? This book explores these questions and more, considering strategies for using mobile devices for more personalised teaching. The proliferation of mobile technology provides a unique…

Documents the process by which grades are assigned in a centrally-controlled, multiple-section course. Results of participant observation indicate that grades are determined by organizational processes instead of abilities or performance of either students or instructors. Concludes that knowledge of the rating process is essential to understanding…

Discusses the quality of tests and makes suggestions for developing a better test. (YDS)

Describes how the use of primary trait scoring by composition teachers can improve students' rhetorical fluency and awareness. (DD)

Discusses Evelyn Goldsmith's rhetorically oriented theory of illustration as a guideline for effective pictorial communication for teachers of technical writing. Presents a practical 12-question heuristic that directs the technical writer's composition and evaluation of pictorial images. (SR)

Presented are several successful techniques used by practicing teachers of English composition to minimize the pain of paper grading, composition evaluation, and revision, for both students and teachers. (KC)

Describes a system for grading individual assignments that combines objective guidelines with flexibility for the instructor and gives students opportunities to earn positive reinforcement. Shows how the system allows for the addition or subtraction of quality points. (RL)

Describes a simple scheme for measuring growth in writing that encourages the collection of qualitative and quantitative data near the beginning and the end of a writing course. Includes a questionnaire for measuring writing anxiety. (RL)

Discusses the difficulties many chemical engineering faculty face in assessing learning outcomes of education and explains the steps of rubric development which aims to assess students based on individual outcomes. (Contains 17 references.) (YDS)

Describes a case study approach in science education incorporated into a senior seminar course in which students first provide background information to familiarize the audience with the topic, then present a case study and facilitate classroom discussion. (YDS)

Describes the adoption of the video camera as a regular assessment and learning tool in acting classes. Finds that the camera assists in making valid judgments about student achievement if used in conjunction with clear articulation of the desired learning; the learning outcomes are sound; and the teacher is consistent in communicating the…

Examines the use of concept maps to measure tertiary science students' understanding of fundamental concepts in statistical inference. Concludes that valuable qualitative information can be gained from an investigation of student concept maps such as students' misconceptions, which cannot be obtained through traditional assessment methods.…

"Making Teaching Work" provides a down-to-earth, jargon-free book for teaching staff in universities and colleges, and includes reference to some of the best modern literature on assessment, teaching and feedback. By focusing on the learner in a variety of situations and contexts, the book explores how teachers can help learners to make learning…