Assessment

A Very Brief Overview“Teaching Teaching” May 1, 2009

Evaluation in the Teaching Life Cycle

Evaluation in the Teaching Life Cycle

Assessment

• Measures student learning

• Measures performance

• Measures engagement

• Measures what you need it to measure

• (But it must be designed to do so!)

Formative & SummativeInformal & FormalObjective & SubjectiveInternal & External

Formative & Summative

Formative

• Who: teacher, peers, students themselves

• What: feedback, not necessarily graded

• When: continual

• Why: instructional tool

Formative

• Who: teacher, peers, students themselves

• What: feedback, not necessarily graded

• When: continual

• Why: instructional tool

How do you do this?

Summative

• Who: teacher

• What: graded assignment

• When: at the end of the project or periodically

• Why: demonstrates what the students know

Summative

• Who: teacher

• What: graded assignment

• When: at the end of the project or periodically

• Why: demonstrates what the students know

How do you do this?

Formative & Summative

Assessment & Evaluation

Formative & Summative

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Informal & Formal

Informal

• classroom observations

• individual projects

• essays

• experiments

• group projects

• journals

• logs

• performances

• presentations

• reports

Informal

• classroom observations

• individual projects

• essays

• experiments

• group projects

• journals

• logs

• performances

• presentations

• reports

What does this measure?

Formal

• unit tests

• standardized tests

Formal

• unit tests

• standardized tests

What does this measure?

Informal & Formal

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Objective & Subjective

Objective

• Multiple Choice

• Fill in the blank

• Equations

• Steps in a process

Objective

• Multiple Choice

• Fill in the blank

• Equations

• Steps in a process

What are the strengths and weaknesses?

Subjective

• Essay

• Short answer

• Open ended problems

Subjective

• Essay

• Short answer

• Open ended problems

What are the strengths and weaknesses?

Objective & Subjective

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Internal & External

Internal & External

Internal

• Created by teachers

• Feedback for students

Internal & External

Internal

• Created by teachers

• Feedback for students

External

• Created by governing body

• Minimal feedback for students

A Bit on External Assessment

Could be any or all of the following:

1.Evaluate student learning

2.Evaluate student perceptions of the class

3.Provide feedback for future course design

How do you use external assessment?

Internal & External

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Formative & SummativeInformal & FormalObjective & SubjectiveInternal & External

Tips

Tell Them!

• Tell the students what you expect them to learn.

• Tell the students how you will be grading them.

• Provide a rubric if possible.

• Be consistent and clear in grading.

• Provide feedback.

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How do you assess student learning?