Many of my conversations with faculty focus on the challenges they have with doing good learning assessment in large classes. The best learner-centered assessment approaches are no match for ...

A new poll by the Maryland State Education Association finds large class sizes are exacerbating staffing shortages in schools.MSEA said its poll found educators reported that class sizes are ...

“When planning your classes for next semester, list as many backups as you can,” my major advisor tells me every semester when it’s time to register for courses. “You never know what might happen, and ...

There are, indeed, a number of ways that large classes can be engaging (“Teaching a Sea of Students,” The Chronicle, February 24). Learning is an active process, not passive. It takes place in the ...