Assessing Learning

Assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Assessments are a crucial component of student learning. In offering students feedback and grades, we gauge their understanding of the material at hand and support their development in our courses.

Designing Accessible and Inclusive Online Assessments

Online assessments provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning through assignments, projects, quizzes, examinations, presentations, oral assessments, collaborative activities, and other approaches completed or submitted in digital environments. They

Designing and Teaching Online Courses

Online course design involves creating learning experiences that support students in achieving intended learning outcomes through digital environments. As with any course, effective design begins with an understanding of the

MarkUs

MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student programming assignments. Its primary purpose is to provide Teaching Assistants (TAs) with tools to give high-quality feedback to

Designing Accessible and Inclusive In-Person Assessments

In-person assessments provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning through written tests and examinations, oral assessments, presentations, practical demonstrations, station-based examinations, performances, and other activities completed in a shared

Proctortrack

Proctortrack offers an online proctoring service to support the testing process for students who are completing exams online and from a distance. In their live proctoring service (ProctorLive), a professional

How to Hold a Vote to Modify Methods of Evaluation

The University of Toronto’s University Assessment and Grading Practices Policy establishes requirements for modifying methods of evaluation or their relative weight after they have been communicated to students. The University’s

Collaborative Annotation Tools

Collaborative annotation allows students and instructors to add comments, questions, explanations, and other information to shared texts and digital materials. It can support active engagement, critical thinking, discussion, feedback, and

Letter Grades in Quercus

Using letter grades in Quercus can result in unexpected numeric grades or grade displays in the Gradebook and SpeedGrader. Important: Do not enter letter grades directly in the Gradebook or

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