IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Assessment

FOR INSTRUCTORS:

Classroom Assessment Techniques
Determining Prior Knowledge: What Students Know and Believe
Evaluations and Assessments (Carnegie Mellon University)
Guidelines for Student Outcomes Assessment
Group Quizzes for Learning and Formative Assessment
Mid-term Formative Evaluation (Virtual Classroom visit)
Mid-semester Evaluations (University of California – Berkeley)
Midterm Evaluations (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List)
PLUS/DELTA Classroom Assessment Technique
Resources for Outcomes Assessment (North Carolina State University)
Student Guide to Essay Exams
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Student Assessment of Learning Gains (Free Course Learning Evaluation Tool)
Student Response System (Clickers)
Teaching and Grading Group Assignments (from Tomorrow's ProfessorSM Mailing List) 
The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes


FOR STUDENTS:

Academic Success Center
How to Get the Most Out of Studying – video clips Stephen L. Chew, a cognitive psychologist at Samford University
Learning Communities at ISU
Library Guide: Understanding Plagiarism: Information Literacy Guide
Student Guide to Essay Exams
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Technology Support for Students – help with Logins, WebCT, Blackboard Learn, Clickers

Teaching and Learning in Large Classes

See what your peers are doing to engage students and enhance learning in large classes in these video clips featuring faculty at Iowa State.

• Jay Newell – Plus Delta for Early Semester Formative Assessment
• Cinzia Cervato – Exams as a Learning Activity in a Large Class
• Bill Simpkins – Humor in the Classroom
• Barb Krumhardt – Clickers in Anatomy and Physiology Classes
• Jane Cox – The Teacher as an Actor
• Corly Brooke – First-Day Tips for Large Class Instruction
• Welcoming Students on the First Day
• Clarifying Classroom Procedures in an Introductory Large Class
• Reviewing the Syllabus and Note Taking Procedures
• Implementing Interactive Activities in a Large Class to Build Community
• Managing a Discussion in a Large Class
• Handing in Papers and Closing the First Day of Class
• Jim Colbert – Group Quizzes
• Jim Colbert – Invigorate Your Classes with Interactive Activities and WebCT
• Michael Martin – A Mid-term Formative Evaluation
• Instructors share ideas: Large class teaching tips (Inside Iowa State, Feb. 9, 1996)