STEM teachers can try this five-day project-based learning cycle to give students a meaningful experience on a short timeline ...

The return to project-based learning, paired with today's AI tools, has created a new learning paradigm. Here, Mark Frydenberg, distinguished lecturer of Computer Information Systems and director of ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

For teachers who use project-based learning, three research-based strategies can help students overcome anxiety caused by project work. Educators who invest in project-based learning (PBL) say the ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can project-based learning be used in math class? Project-based learning is a popular instructional strategy for many subjects, though it is not used as much in ...

Researchers and education entrepreneurs launched a project Wednesday that aims to create a new breed of assessments that will offer teachers a window into young students’ emerging identities and build ...

Experience and research point to the need for teachers to strike a balance between direct instruction of facts and developing ...

Top 10 of 2021: Tools for project-based learning can augment impactful lessons that help students develop key life skills Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this ...

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 ...

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 ...