Low-Stakes Formative Assessment

In September 2018, we shared a tip that defined low-stakes formative assessments and suggested a few strategies. In the following tip, we’ll be taking a closer look at a few of the strategies mentioned, considering how these can help your students better retain information and prepare for future high-stakes assessment.

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Understanding Multiple Answer Canvas Quiz Questions

Multiple answer quiz questions in Canvas can be tricky to set up, but they offer a great opportunity to assess students in a different way. For this weekly tip, we provide simple steps and resources to help you create multiple answer questions that will work with your assessment needs.

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Use New Analytics to Support Student Success

Recently, the Canvas feature New Analytics became available for use across WSU. There are a variety of ways this tool can be used to track student progress and participation.

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Creating Connections

Building community in your course is important to the success of your students. The strategies provided in this tip can be used in any course type—online, in-person, or hybrid—to foster both student-to-student and student-to-instructor connections.

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