Alternative Grading in the University Classroom
A brief introduction for faculty curious about moving beyond traditional letter grades Most of us were educated under a familiar
Meaningful
Assessment is meaningful when it addresses questions that people care about and that benefit student learning. When we do assessment for learning we create spaces for meaningful work.
Collaborative
Student learning is the responsibility of everyone in the educational community, and assessment must be done in collaboration within the community to understand student achievement and the student experience.
Sustainable
Sustainable Assessment integrates assessment into institutional processes, devotes resources to good assessment, and uses results to make improvements to instruction, programs, or the learning environment.