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Assessment for Learning in Higher Education is a practical guide to Assessment for Learning (AfL); a term that has become internationally accepted in Higher Education and features in the learning and teaching strategies of many universities.
Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2nd ed.)
Angelo, T. & Cross, K. P.
1993
Jossey-Bass
This revised and greatly expanded edition of the 1988 handbook offers teachers at all levels how-to advise on classroom assessment, including: what classroom assessment entails and how it works; how to plan, implement, and analyze assessment projects; twelve case studies that detail the real-life classroom experiences of teachers carrying out successful classroom assessment projects; fifty classroom assessment techniques; step-by-step procedures for administering the techniques; and practical ad
University of North Carolina at Greensboro & North Carolina A&T State University
These modules focus on designing, implementing and analyzing assessment in the classroom as part of a series of online courses supporting the Preparing Future Faculty track in UNCG’s and NC A&T’s Preparing Future Leaders program. The modules have been designed with graduate students and new faculty in mind.
How can we instill productive mindsets at scale? A review of the evidence and an initial R&D agenda
Yeager, D.S., Paunesku, D., Walton, G.M., & Dweck, C.S.
May 2013
Excellence in Education: The Importance of Academic Mindsets
Research has increasingly shown that there is more to student success than cognitive ability,curriculum and instruction. Students’ mindsets—their beliefs about themselves and the school setting—can powerfully affect whether students learn and grow in school. For example, when students have a fixed mindset, they believe that their intelligence is something that is finite and unchangeable.
Thinking dispositions: A review of current theories, practices, and issues
Tishman, S. & Andrade, A.
In an effort to account for the affective and attitudinal dimension of high-level thinking, many scholars and educators involved in the thinking skills movement have urged attention to what are often called "thinking dispositions." This document aims to outline current trends, issues and theories concerning the dispositional side of thinking.
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