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Allison Chapman and Jia Ma on the Function of Evaluative Inquiry for the Development of Graduate Students

Hello, this is Allison Chapman and Jia Ma, PhD students in the Assessment and Evaluation Group (AEG) at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. We are particularly interested in the challenges, impacts, and evaluations of large-scale assessments. Evaluative inquiry contributes to the personal and professional growth of individuals within organizations through the process of exploring individuals’ values, …

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Brian Silvey on Grade Points and Evaluation

3 Comments / Assessment in Higher Education, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 25, 2011 April 4, 2011

My name is Brian Silvey, and I am an Assistant Professor of Music Education and the Director of the Symphonic Band at the University of Missouri. I constantly struggle with how to best assess my students. One thing I do know is that using a point system does not seem to work for me. What …

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Nancy Aguinaga on The Assessment Aspect of Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education

1 Comment / Assessment in Higher Education, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 1, 2011 February 14, 2011

Hello! My name is Nancy Aguinaga. I am an assistant professor in the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University. For the last five years, I have worked with pre-service and in-service teachers on the importance of moving away from the traditional “one size fits all” approach to teaching and assessment and moving towards …

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Camesha Hill-Carter on Looking at Assessment in a Different Light

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / December 2, 2010 November 24, 2010

My name is Dr. Camesha Hill-Carter and I teach Teacher Education Methods in Reading Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In Teacher Education, we often come across three types of assessments: diagnostic, formative, and summative. Regardless of the assessment, teachers often lose sight of what the data …

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Mary Talbut on Testing What You Teach

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / December 1, 2010 November 24, 2010

My name is Mary Harriet Talbut and I am an instructor at Southeast Missouri State University in the Middle and Secondary Education Department. I work with pre-service middle and secondary teachers in all content areas. While a classroom social studies teacher, I was privileged to be part of a professional development program that worked with …

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Zita Unger on Naked Board Assessment

Leave a Comment / Business, Leadership, and Performance / September 26, 2010 September 4, 2010

My name is Zita Unger. I am director of a private consulting company in Australia offering online corporate diagnostic tools. I also participate in a program for company directors that provides a confidential forum to share experiences of directorship and discuss current challenges faced by directors. One recent company director session centered on a credit …

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