Creating clear pathways from higher education to careers is a focus for policymakers, university leaders and students themselves, but finding ways to deliver effective career preparation that connects ...

Many instructors experience disappointment when their students’ exam scores don’t live up to expectations. How is it possible, we ask ourselves, that so many students failed to grasp the concepts we ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

School leaders can create meaningful opportunities for teachers to grow through collaboration, reflection, and goal setting.

Educational quality serves as a critical determinant of the core competitiveness among higher education institutions. Specifically, in nursing education, it is intrinsically linked to the professional ...

“I am only good enough if I get good grades.” This is a common ideology that many students develop as early as elementary school. It followed me all the way to college. Remember the days when you ...

A common ineffective way teachers check for understanding in the classroom is by asking a variation of the question, “Does everybody get this?” If not that, then what? Today’s post will offer a number ...

Pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a challenging journey: High-achieving students learn greater quantities of material more quickly and with greater ...

Even high-achieving students often describe exams as stressful rituals rather than meaningful learning moments. Many students ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...