Effective Assessment Strategies for Large Classes

Due to practical demands, many professors are required to teach large-section classes with hundreds of students.

If you have ever taught a large-section class, you understand how difficult it is to individually grade papers, assignments, or projects, or meet with hundreds of students one-on-one to provide individual feedback. There must be a better way-right?

Using peer assessment, self-assessment, creative coursework design, grading rubrics, and technology, educators can offer meaningful feedback and effective grading approaches in large-section classes. Discover ideas that you will be able to incorporate almost immediately from an educator who has successfully used this approach.

What are the learning goals?

Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll be able to:

• Demonstrate how to incorporate peer-to-peer feedback for formative and summative assessments
• Incorporate student self-assessment
• Analyze the difference between well-structured and poorly structured grading rubrics for efficient and consistent grading by teaching assistants
• Understand how to use technology to provide automated feedback on multiple choice questions
• Implement an outcome-based, cumulative semester project

Here’s what we’ll cover!

• Meaningful assignments in large classes
• Creating and following clearly defined rubrics for effective yet efficient grading
• Using peer-to-peer assessment for formative and summative assessment
• Using student self-evaluation for formative and summative assessment
• Using technology (such as an LMS system) to provide automated feedback on multiple choice
• Implementing outcome-based projects
• Cumulative alignment in semester assessments

Who should attend?

This seminar will benefit:

• Faculty
• Teaching and learning coordinators
• Teaching and learning consultants
• Academic deans
• Department chairs
• Faculty mentors

What’s included?

Your seminar registration includes the following:

• On-demand access
• Downloadable PowerPoint presentations from the speaker
• Written transcript
• Supplemental materials
• 100% satisfaction guarantee

There is no limit to how many times the seminar is accessed while available.

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