Center for Excellence in TeachingShort essay question rubric
Sample grading rubric an instructor can use to assess students’ work on short essay questions.
Resources: Assessment
Planning online assessment
This document introduces some options for developing and administering online assessments.
Open-book or take-home exams online
Considerations for administering exams online as open-book or take-home exams.
Minimize cheating
The 3 design categories, or levels, over which instructors have control to minimize cheating on exams and other assessments, with example for each category.
Effective groupwork
A collection of tips for promoting effective groupwork, a sample form for having students in a group evaluate the level of participation form group members, and recommendations for further resources.
Discussion forum best practices: an introduction
A robust primer on online discussion forum assignments
CET review of instructor assessment practices template
This is a guide for both the instructor submitting student work samples, and the reviewer evaluating the instructor’s graded student work samples.
Use of social media in academic courses
Use of social media platforms in academic courses. Specifically, considering requiring students to post on social media platforms that are not secured by USC, such as through Shibboleth verification.
Test question design
A comparison chart of test question types that outlines the purpose of each question type, or why you would elect to use that type of question on a test. The chart also includes tips for writing each type of question. The set of reflection prompts can be used as a final check of each question you have designed.
Peer feedback form for group presentations
A sample form for use by students when they are observing other students’ class presentations, focusing on constructive suggestions for improvement.