Assessment and Learning Outcomes

Center Publications

• FYC 7: Writing and Grading Essay Questions (Sept. 1990)
  
• FYC 8: Improving Multiple Choice Questions (Nov. 1990)
  
• FYC 9: Evaluating Student Projects (Mar. 1991)
  
• FYC 10: Grading Systems (Apr. 1991)
• FYC 15: Peer Observation of Classroom Teaching (Feb. 1994)
• FYC 16: Student Evaluation of Teaching (Sept. 1994)
• FYC 18: Planning, Designing, and Evaluating Student Assignments (Feb. 1996)

Center Resources

• Grading Templates
• Videotaping Program
  Provides a means for instructors on the campus to document their teaching for a number of reasons, including evaluation of their classroom instruction. This service is used extensively by faculty members, TA coordinators, and TAs as both a self-assessment and teacher training tool. Instructors and departments may also borrow video equipment to compile footage of classroom instruction for training tapes within the discipline. Please contact us at 966-1289.

Suggested Readings

• Angelo, Thomas A., and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for Faculty. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

• Walvoord, Barbara E., and Virginia J. Anderson. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. The Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Links

• National Teaching and Learning Forum. "Classroom Assessment Techniques"