Additional Resources and References
Looking for more on assessing student learning?
- Educational assessment resources from Faculty Focus
- Assessment and grading podcast archive from Teaching in Higher Ed
- A discussion of post-pandemic shifts in grading expectations by Kerry O’Grady for Inside Higher Ed
- Ungrading resource hub from Jesse Stommel
- Specifications Grading. Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time. Linda B. Nilson, Routledge (2014)
- Ungrading. Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). Susan D. Blum, Ed., West Virginia University Press (2020)
- Off the Mark. How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To). Jack Schneider and Ethan L. Hutt. Harvard University Press, 2023.
- Ahn, R.; & Class, M. (2011). Student-Centered Pedagogy: Co-Construction of Knowledge through Student-Generated Midterm Exams. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 23(2), 269-281.
- Carless, D. (2018). Feedback Loops and the Longer-Term: Towards Feedback Spirals. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(5), 705–714.
- Nicol, D. J.; & Macfarlane-Dick, D. Formative Assessment and Self‐Regulated Learning: A Model and Seven Principles of Good Feedback Practice. Studies in Higher Education, 31(2), 199-218.
- Theall, M.; & Franklin J.L. (2010). Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes. In K.J. Gillespie & D.L. Robertson (Eds.), A Guide to Faculty Development. (pp.151-168). Jossey Bass.
- Trumbull, E., & Lash, A. (2013). Understanding Formative Assessment: Insights from Learning Theory and Measurement Theory. WestEd
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