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Teacher education reform requires significant changes in the assessment strategies of instructors and the institutions in which they teach. rGrade addresses the particular needs of performance assessment at the instructor-student level while supporting the longitudinal view of assessment necessary for institutional reporting and program improvement.

Teacher education faculty can use rGrade to:
  • Bridge everyday formative and summative assessment
  • Build and share interactive rubrics aligned to performance indicators
  • Support online teaching in conjunction with courseware like Blackboard® or WebCT®
  • Assess student performance including digital artifacts and portfolios

Teacher education administrators can use rGrade to:
  • Fulfill NCATE Standard #2 for a Unit Assessment System
  • Generate NCATE, SPA and ad hoc reports using aggregate data
  • Support external grants by using rGrade as an assessment hub for partner K-12 schools

Teacher education majors can use rGrade to:
  • Track their own progress in a decision point framework defined by their program
  • Build and share rubrics of their own
  • Assess K-12 student learning in pre-service practica and student teaching