Teachers usually can’t use standardized tests to accelerate students’ learning. The tests are often too general and the results too slow in coming to help teachers make daily instructional decisions.

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

Across the country, schools are grappling with academic fallout from the pandemic. Math and reading scores have plunged, while abseentism has skyrocketed. Covid exacerbated inequities and created new ...

CU Boulder Professor Mike Klymkowsky uses AI tools to help students develop critical-thinking skills For many, the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) taking on an expanded role in academia stirs ...

Andrew Coombs receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Christopher DeLuca receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Autism, ADHD, giftedness, and neurodiversity can impact so many areas of a person's functioning and well-being—from school, social life, work, and just overall mental health. You may read an array of ...