Assessment and Evaluation

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Assessment and Evaluation

Learning Analytics for Collaborative Writing: A Prototype and Case Study

April 12, 2012 | A session at the ELI 2012 Online Spring Focus Session

Research shows that students who learn in a collaborative, project-based model can leverage learning analytics as formative assessment to foster metacognition and improve final written deliverabl…

Using Learner Analytics to Identify and Promote Effective Teaching Practices

April 11, 2012 | A session at the ELI 2012 Online Spring Focus Session

UMBC's most active LMS course requires students to pass preclass quizzes before accessing and submitting later assignments. Consequently, student activity has skyrocketed, and scores are 20%…

Seeking Evidence for Impact: Lessons from the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research

July 11, 2011

Since 2003, the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research has convened research teams from 60 campuses in five countries to research the impact of e-portfolios on learning and…

Learning Is Our Goal: Helping Faculty Embed Evidence-Based Practices into Their Classes

April 13, 2011 | A session at the ELI 2011 Online Spring Focus Session

This presentation will describe the system that Ball State University is using to encourage faculty members to use evidence in their program and curriculum change decisions. Starting from the pre…

Using Evidence to Inform Continuous Improvement in Online Course Design

April 13, 2011 | A session at the ELI 2011 Online Spring Focus Session

Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process that was developed under a federal grant (FIPSE) in the early 2000s as a practical system to assist faculty improve the quality of …