Assessment

As we explore what it might mean to have a learning environment more like the one described by Kett that relied on student exhibitions, we need to have more options for ways of creating such […]

A recent column by Adam Mastrioanni calls attention to our experience of forgetting most of the facts that we learn in school. He provides a number of examples to illustrate this major point, including his […]

Writing in the Harvard Business Education site, Gerald Knesek argues that instructors should focus less on grades and more on cultivating a desire to learn in students. To avoid the stress on grades which he […]

Steven Singer calls attention to the threat posed to the requirement for standardized testing by the continuing pandemic in the U.S. With schools facing serious challenges in maintaining face-to-face operations and with students and their […]

Check out this CBS News Report on the cheating industry that has sprung up to provide essay writing and other services to students at every degree level. The report highlights that such cheating is connected […]

In an era where this is so much emphasis on clear and unambiguous assignments for students to allow for fair assessments, it is refreshing to see Michael McDowell discussing some of the benefits of teachers […]

The Hill reports on a major scandal at West Point. With the transition to online learning due to the pandemic, over 70 students were accused of cheating on a calculus exam when instructors noticed that […]

As Sherin Shibu writes in PC Magazine, the process of hiring software engineers may not be as merit based as once thought. The article features Aline Lerner who co-founded Interviewing.io, a company that seeks to […]