All Assessment resources

Journal Article

Assessing Student Success in a Peer Assisted Learning Program Using Propensity Score Matching

The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program at Sacramento State was established in 2012 with one section supporting introductory chemistry. The program n...

By Corey Shanbrom, Michelle Norris, Caitlin Esgana, Matthew Krauel, Vincent Pigno, and Jennifer Lundmark

Assessment Inclusion Research STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Using the Critical Response Process for Kinder, More Constructive Peer Review in Science Seminar Courses

Existing processes for academic peer review can yield unnecessarily harsh critiques that focus on any vulnerability rather than constructive feedback ...

By Lekelia D. Jenkins

Assessment Curriculum Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

40 Years of Inspiring Students to Explore STEM: What Has Science Olympiad Learned?

By John F. Loehr and Jenny Kopach

Informal Education Assessment Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Heat Maps as a Fun and Instructive Way to Gauge Student Perceptions on Skill Development

By Claudia McLaughlin Ludwig

High School Informal Education Assessment Computer Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Linking Formative Assessment Probes to the Explore-Before-Explain Instructional Sequence

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Science Assessments as a Learning Opportunity

Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A...

By Emily Faulconer and John Griffith

Postsecondary Assessment Distance Learning Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Exploring the Role of Student Seating Preference and Performance in a Large Introductory STEM Course

Most introductory courses are held in large lecture halls, with students typically sitting in either the front, middle, or back of the classroom. In a...

By Chloe Wasendorf, Audrey McCombs, and Nancy Boury

Assessment Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Issues of Question Equivalence in Online Exam Pools

During the pandemic, the use of question pools for online testing was recommended to mitigate cheating, exposing multitudes of science, technology, en...

By Cody Goolsby-Cole, Sarah M. Bass, Liz Stanwyck, Sarah Leupen, Tara S. Carpenter, and Linda C. Hodges

Postsecondary Assessment Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

What Can You Do with 77 Formative Assessment Probes Columns?

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Instructional Materials Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

By Caitlin Gailey McClearyCale Fine, Haeyoung Littich, and Maren Getz

Middle School Assessment English Language Learners Equity Inclusion Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

Solar Eclipse

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think happens duri...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

Lesson Plan

Lunar Eclipse

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think causes a lun...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science