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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

By doing so, students learn the relevance of what they are studying. This feature is one of the most important aspects of authentic learning in which students interpret one problem by directing it through multiple layers often related to various fields of study. Student-directed learning. Open-ended inquiry.

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Valuing Professional Learning through Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

By articulating a specific research-backed skill and assessing evidence of that skill in practice, micro-credentials can transform a district’s culture of professional learning. Early adopters like Kettle Moraine provide compelling case studies for the benefits of implementing thoughtful incentives for micro-credentials.

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How to Build an Online Learning Program Students Crave and Employers Want

Edsurge

Real world problems are exciting to solve but devilishly hard to assess, especially when there are many students involved. Download this white paper ? We use the Möbius Assessment platform from DigitalEd to tie all the various assets of our courseware together for assessment purposes. Resources from DigitalEd.

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ST Math: The Gaming Software Changing Online Learning

MIND Research Institute

He and I were going through a couple of clarifying questions after reading his recent white paper unpacking the underlying scientific concepts of ST Math. If you're interested in learning more about the neuroscience behind ST Math, you can download our latest white paper below.

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Should Career Counselors Use Digital Personality Tests to Help Students Choose Majors?

Edsurge

Colleges have long relied on pen-and-paper assessments purporting to measure students’ personalities, interests and values, Donnelly says. The system offers students a short online assessment of their interests , then matches them with Butte degree programs that may be a good fit for them.

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100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

Assessment. Online Assessment with Google Forms – this document gives walk throughs for Flubaroo and other tools to help you assess using Google Forms. Flubaroo – help for grading online assessments. 10 Tools for Assessment for Google Apps on the iPad. Google Classroom Research and White Papers.

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