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The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) is proud to present this new College Documentation Bulletin’s issue.

Summative assessment is almost an everyday topic of discussion. All teachers assess student learning; always in a “summative” way and almost always in a “formative” way. For many, summative assessment is the assessment that “counts,” and formative assessment is the one that “does not count.”

This literature review might seem outdated to some, because almost all the texts that deal with learning assessment are explicitly or implicitly rooted in summative assessment. It is, however, important to go back in order to reconnect with the basic principles of measurement and evaluation. This is what we offer in this selection of documents—references that are all conducive to reflection.

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You will find renewed resources to explore and a new user-friendly search tool on your college education special library’s website.

We improved our web interface in order to continue to better assist you with the services you need:

Access to the unique collection of 35,000 documents on teaching and learning newly consolidated in EDUQ; the open archive of the Quebec college network, including 5000 full-text documents online.
A place to submit your publications, make known your areas of interest as to increase opportunities of consultation and citation of your work.
Specialized digital databases in education as well as e-books.
Personalized services offered by our team of librarians.
The College Documentation Bulletin written by recognized experts in the college environment that covers current topics in college education.
Responsive Web Design that allows an optimal navigation on mobile devices.

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A user account at the CDC provides access to specialized databases in Education (ProQuest, LearnTechLib (EdITLib)), ebooks (EBSCO eBook, Ebrary), lets you create alerts to be notified when new documents are available in ÉDUQ and even deposit your publication in ÉDUQ!

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The CDC presents EDUQ.info, a digital repository dedicated to the gathering, dissemination and preservation of the intellectual production of the entire Quebec college community.

We invite you to discover this new online tool that:

Replaces the CDC’s catalog for the dissemination of our heritage collection as well as our research collection.
Contains the CDC’s entire collection, over 35,000 documents covering the period from the creation of the Cegep system to today.
Provides access to the full text of more than 5000 documents.
Allows you to deposit documents (articles, theses, research reports, etc.) relating to the college community.
Promotes the dissemination, access and citing of your publications.
Provides usage statistics of your documents.
Allows you to group your publications by organization in the form of Communities and Collections.
Ensures a permanent access to the resources (permanent URLs).
Evolves on DSpace, an open-source software platform, developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used by several Canadian universities for their institutional repositories.
Is searchable by other software or databases via the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting).

The purpose of EDUQ.info is to maximize accessibility and sustainability of the documentation produced by the college network and to promote the exchange of ideas and expertise on college education.

Logging in to your CDC account will let you create alerts to be notified when new documents are available in specific collections and even deposit your own publication in EDUQ.info!

We invite you share your comments concerning EDUQ and encourage you to submit your documents. Contact us at info@cdc.qc.ca or write directly to one of the CDC’s librarians.

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How to conduct a document search

Here are some resources to help you with your document searches.

Steps to conduct a document search:

Specify the search topic
Select relevant sources of information and proper search tools
Perform the search
Access documents or locate them in the library
Evaluate the information
Cite references

Search tutorials and help guides

Unlocking Research is a guide to help navigate through the research process (Champlain College St-Lambert).
Diapason is a learning resource database on how to retrieve information [in French].
Library Research Skills Tutorial is an interactive tutorial to provide the basics of finding and using information (Concordia University).

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Loan, renewal, reservation

EDUQ has an extensive collection of digital resources but also offers documents in hard copy. To find a document, consult EDUQ.info and if the document is available on paper, you can borrow it by completing a form. You’ll need this form to reserve a document or to renew a loan.

How to search

How can you search for and identify relevant information in college education? To support you, the CDC team invites you to explore its thematic guides.

What do the thematic guides contain?

The thematic guides include curated selections of essential resources and information sources related to teaching and learning at the college level, as well as tips for searching on EDUQ.info. These guides are updated regularly, and new themes will continue to be added.

You will find:

guides related to college-level teaching disciplines;
guides on topics in college pedagogy;
information about EDUQ.info, how it works, how to locate documents, and search tips.

* Guides in french, with some resources in english.

Summative Assessment: Bulletin

The CDC’s Website Reinvents Itself

Welcome to EDUQ

Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

Protection of Personal Information

Voluntary Transmission of Personal Information

Automatic Transmission of Non-Personally Identifiable Information

Non-Personally Identifiable Data used for Statistical and Technological Purposes

No Warranty

Exclusion of Liability

Access to the EDUQ.info the Open Archive

Links to Other Websites

College Research Reports

CDC’s Thematic Guides

Pédagogie collégiale articles

How to conduct a document search

How to conduct a document search

How to borrow paper format documents

How to borrow paper format documents

Loan, renewal, reservation

How to search

How to search

How to search

What do the thematic guides contain?