How Sweet it is
ACCT Admin | Mon, 04/13/2020 - 20:22
A formative assessment developed by a member of an ACCT cohort.
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Cool Off Challenge
ACCT Admin | Sun, 04/12/2020 - 12:34
The Cool Off Challenge, developed by the ACCT group.
Structure and motion of matter (SAMM) survey
ACCT Admin | Sat, 04/11/2020 - 20:52
The Structure and Motion of Matter (SAMM) survey, developed by Sevian et. al. is detailed here.
GoKart cognitive interview
ACCT Admin | Sat, 04/11/2020 - 20:23
The GoKart coginitive interview formative assessment, developed by the ACCT group, is detailed here.
Volcano probe
ACCT Admin | Sat, 04/11/2020 - 20:10
The Volcano Probe formative assessment, developed by the ACCT group is detailed here.
Pringles design challenge
ACCT Admin | Fri, 04/10/2020 - 10:01
This is the formative assessment activity entitled "The Exploding Pringles Can Design Challenge" designed by the ACCT project.
Chemical substances inventory (CSI) survey
ACCT Admin | Fri, 04/10/2020 - 10:01
The Chemical Substances Inventory (CSI) is a formative assessment designed to learn about students' understanding of chemical identity. The formative assessment was designed by the Sevian research group (as indicated by the star 
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Hidden Messages in Chemistry Assessments
Hannah Sevian | Mon, 02/17/2020 - 17:14
The idea of a “curriculum emphasis” is that how we teach, including the ways that text books are written and how we write assessments, sends hidden messages to students about what the purposes of science are and are not, and what are the roles of teachers and students in learning science, and who should or should not be included in science.
Writing Good Chemistry Questions
Michael Farabaugh | Sat, 01/25/2020 - 15:42
The ability to anticipate the errors that students tend to make should serve as a guiding principle when designing assessment items. In addition, a well-written question can uncover student misconceptions.
Assessing the Assessors
Francisco Villa | Tue, 01/21/2020 - 15:10
A lot of time is spent assessing students but how much time is spent assessing ourselves and our peers? Some faculty take departmental evaluations seriously and professionally while others prefer not to for a variety of reasons. What happens when a faculty member introduces evaluation guidelines into a department that had none previously? Read and find out.