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A Culture of Assessment
" A Culture of Assessment" is a new free compilation of articles and essays from Inside Higher Ed. You may...
Using Data and Analytics in Campus Decision Making
" Using Data and Analytics in Campus Decision Making" is a new compilation of articles and essays from Inside Higher...
No More Proctorio
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says it won't work with Proctorio past this summer, citing "significant" accessibility concerns. Will other campuses be next?
Opinion
Creating Rich Transcripts for Career Activation
Institutions should be embarrassed by the standard transcripts they have been issuing, unchanged for a century, and students should demand better, argues Fred Cutler.
Why Students Should Be Allowed to Grade Themselves
Instructors should consider the grading dilemmas caused by COVID-19 and recognize that traditional assessment methods have always been arbitrary and unproductive, argues Madeline Grimm.
Opinion
The Best Response Is a Measured One
What data do we need, asks Justin Westerfield, to make an equitable contingency plan for assessing and grading students in the future?
Pass-Fail Hardball
Students are again seeking pass-fail options for this anything-but-normal fall. Institutions are far less lenient than they were in the spring -- with some exceptions.
Opinion
Humane Assessment Shouldn’t Happen Only During a Pandemic
A standards-based approach to grading that incorporates goal-setting and self-reflection can help promote students' progress in times of crisis as well as normalcy, advises Rosalie Metro.