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library instruction

Just-in-time Assessment

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Jenny DaleAmy Harris

UNC Greensboro

What is just-in-time assessment?• No, really, what is just-in-time

assessment?– Based on principles of

just-in-time teaching, with some significant changes

– Adapting traditional classroom assessment techniques to our unique educational setting

– A type of formative assessment

Using technology for assessment

Classroom response systems

Cons• Costly

– Money– Time

• Platform-specific

• Interactive• Anonymous• Reporting features

Pros

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LibGuides Polling

Cons

• Platform-specific – you must have LibGuides

• Interactive• Anonymous• Immediate data

Pros

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Poll Everywhere

Cons• Free• Fast• Easy to embed

Pros

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• Access to either computers or cell phones is required

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Kicking it old school

Beyond the one-minute paper

• What are some of the limitations of traditional one-minute papers and similar classroom assessment techniques?– These often turn out to be qualitative

reports of experience, rather than skill-based assessments

– In typical one-shots, students are long gone before we learn what they do not understand

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Active learning and assessment• Source evaluation• Citing sources• Students teaching students• Think-pair-share

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Questions?

• Contact us!– Jenny Dale (jedale2@uncg.edu)– Amy Harris (amy_harris@uncg.edu)