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Using ExamSoft to Realize the Benefits of Ipsative Assessments
Using normative or standardized graded assessments, instructors can evaluate individual student performance relative to current and past peers. As valuable as the traditional criterion-referenced and norm-referenced a... - Link to resourceBlog
10 Ways to Cultivate Student Engagement in Higher Education
Engaged students are those who make a firm commitment to learning. They take pride in making the effort to understand course material and incorporate it into their lives. Educators observe their engagement levels as s... - Link to resourceCase Study
LMU Law School
Lincoln Memorial University’s law school opened its doors in 2009. As a new and growing program, in a region and at a school that attracts many first-generation college students, LMU wanted to put all the right tools ... - Link to resourceCase Study
Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Gains Insight to Improve Instruction
Ferris State University adopted ExamSoft to satisfy accreditation requirements. In addition to sailing through accreditation with robust data from ExamSoft, Ferris faculty gained invaluable insights to improve instruc... - Link to resourceBlog
Exploring Assessment Technology’s Impact on Undergraduate Education
Over the previous 40 years, higher education has begun to adopt innovative technologies in an attempt to better educate students and holistically optimize the assessment process. However, many undergraduate programs h... - Link to resourceBlog
Why You Should Use Categories for Curriculum Guidance
If you’re using ExamSoft, then you’re probably already using categories in your exam creation and grading to provide students with more informative feedback. Category tagging proves a powerful tool for directing your ... - Link to resourceBlog, Video
How Not to Use Assessments: Common Mishaps Implementing Formative Assessments and How to Correct Them
Instruct. Assess. Feedback. Repeat. This is the timeless methodology of formative assessment applied, in some way, in all levels of education. The application of this process is continuously subject to change based on... - Link to resourceVideo
How Not to Use Formative Assessments
Here are some common examples of how not to use formative assessments and the simple corrections to get you back to being an assessment pro. - Link to resourceBlog
Bloom’s Taxonomy (Part 1): Bloom’s Basics
As the semester begins, it’s important that educators keep a close eye on their curriculum. Measuring the strength of learning objectives, as well as whether they properly resonate with students, is a must for effecti... - Link to resourceOn-Demand Webinars
Putting Data to Work: Incorporating Technology into Curricular Review
Presented by Mr. Eric Ermie, Director of Client Solutions at ExamSoft This webinar demonstrates how ExamSoft can be leveraged to make new curriculum successful, as well as how to properly use assessment data to ensure... - Link to resourceBlog
Data-Driven Educational Assessments Using Longitudinal Analysis
When it comes to data-driven educational assessments, one of the bigger challenges for educators is measuring how teaching methods and course design are quantitatively impacting student learning. ExamSoft’s computer-b... - Link to resourceCase Study
Uprooting the STEM: How University of North Texas Professor Uses ExamSoft to Increase Student Retention Rates
Using SLO assessment to drastically decrease drop, fail, and withdraw (DFW) rates Background In 2006 at the University of North Texas (UNT), a group of scholars set out to transform the student learning experience on ... - Link to resourceBlog
Reduce Costs and Improve Student Outcomes through ExamSoft Assessment
Throughout the years, educational institutions have struggled to improve with reduced budgets. Always asked to do more with less, it’s abundantly clear that programs and educators need help. Thankfully, there is a sol... - Link to resourceOn-Demand Webinars
Learning for the Long Term: Providing Students with the Appropriate Feedback for Retention of Knowledge
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Four Easy Ways to Improve Student Retention Rates
A primary goal of educators is to positively influence student learning and help ensure students go on to achieve successful careers. What’s more, improving student success also means improving student retention... - Link to resourceBlog
How Mapping Assessment Items Can Make Your Life Easier
Implementing a new educational technology takes time and energy—two things in short supply for just about everyone these days. If you’re going to put the time in to learn how to do things a new way, there needs to be ... - Link to resourceVideo
ExamSoft Demonstration Video
ExamSoft’s suite of assessment software provides educators with the tools needed to bank exam items, create, deliver, and grade exams, and then report on student, course, and program performance. With unparalle...