Student Learning Assessment Resources
- Student Learning Assessment OverviewToggle Dropdown
- Equitable Assessment
- Mission Statements
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Curriculum Alignment/Curriculum MappingToggle Dropdown
- Learning Activities and Engagement
- Assignment Design
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- Glossary of Assessment Terms
TILT stands for Transparency in Teaching and Learning, and it is a widely followed best practice for assignment design. The following video by the Center for Innovative and Transformative Instruction at Winston-Salem University provides an introduction for this framework for assignment design. What features of the TILT model do you already use in your own assignment design? How does assignment design support the validity of assessments?
Assignment Design Overview
Developing a measurement tool, such as an objective test or analytic rubric, is only one half of the assessment measurement equation. In order for students to effectively and accurately demonstrate their knowledge and abilities, they must have a clear and thorough assignment description that provides them with details about the task they need to complete, how best to complete that task, and how that task relates to the appropriate SLOs within the context of the course content or future professional or academic expectations. Resources shared here focus on assignment design best practices, in particular the TILT model highlighted in the video above.
Assignment Design Additional Resources
- Creating Assignments (Carnegie Mellon University)Simple guidelines for developing assignments, including a checklist to review assignments for best practices.
- General Assignment Design Good Practices (Washington State University)Best practices for assignment design with a description of each. Includes a list of additional resources and scholarship.
- How Faculty in Virginia are Making Assignments More Transparent and Equitable (Association of American Colleges and Universities)Overview of assignment design practices across several institutions.
- Transparent Assignment Template (University of Nevada Las Vegas)Template developed by University of Nevada Las Vegas and TILT HigherEd for creating transparent assignments.