EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ACTION
Providing educators with research-based models for effective instruction and assessment, moving students towards greater engagement and deeper learning.
Karin's Focus Areas
The Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrix
Visit this focus area to download 8 content-specific Hess CRMs and to view short video presentations by Dr. Hess.
Applying Rigor to CBE or Project-Based Learning
Visit this focus area to download strategies and tools from Dr. Hess' books, A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning and Deeper Competency-Based Learning.
Performance & Formative Assessment
Visit this focus area to download a few of Karin's PLC Tools for developing and peer feedback analyzing assessment tasks and rubrics or to view examples of performance assessments.
Learning Progressions
Visit this focus area to download content-specific learning progressions, short articles, or to view short videos of using learning progressions in classroom.