Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System, developed by Robert Pianta at the University of Virginia is a tool for analyzing the quality of teacher-student interactions in the classroom. It produces ...

By practicing self-assessment, instructors help students develop transferable lifelong skills that extend beyond the classroom. Metacognitive skills empower students to monitor, plan, and control ...

“When I can’t recall answers after preparing, it makes me sad.” Due to large classroom sizes, feedback on assessments is typically limited to marks. At best, students receive brief comments ...

Classroom observation of teachers is an important tool for education policy and research. By observing teachers in the classroom, it is possible to measure the impact of training programs and other ...

Classroom assessment techniques (CATs) are informal feedback gathering techniques to explore what students are or are not learning, how well they are applying it, and how well they respond to ...