Classroom Assessment Techniques: Formative Feedback Tools for College and University Teachers
This book will become a staple on your teaching bookshelf. It offers multiple ways to conduct post-assessments to ensure students have met your learning outcomes. Each classroom assessment technique (CAT) is described, its purpose, suggestions on how to use, several examples, and ideas on how to adapt. Further, the authors created categories of CATs, such as assessing prior knowledge to assessing critical thinking.
Classroom Assessment is a simple, practical approach to getting and giving feedback to improve the effectiveness and quality of teaching and learning. It is an evidence- based approach to improving learning and teaching that involves college and university teachers and students working intentionally and collaboratively toward shared goals. When Classroom Assessment is effectively employed, teachers obtain useful information— in terms of direct evidence or learners’ perceptions— about what, how much, and how well their students are learning. Analyzing and reflecting on that information provides useful insights for making teaching, assessment, and feedback more engaging, effective, and efficient. By involving students in the cycle of providing, analyzing, and using feedback, teachers help them become more capable, independent, and successful lifelong learners.