Welcome to
“Classroom Assessment Techniques in One-Shot
Instruction Sessions: Balancing Teaching, Learning, and Time”
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Classroom Assessment Techniques in One-Shot Instruction Sessions: Balancing Teaching, Learning, and Time
Laura W. GariepyVirginia Commonwealth University
James Branch Cabell Library
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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4MjA0MzYxMzM
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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4MjA0MzYxMzM
Learning Outcomes
• Distinguish between goals of classroom assessment and larger scale assessment
• Examine how you can use classroom assessment techniques in your sessions
• Consider classroom assessment as a way to assess learning and enhance learning
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Macro-assessment • Demonstrates accountability• Lots of people• Big undertaking
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And then I went to…
ACRL Immersion: Teacher Track
Assessment Epiphany!
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• Observe how well and how much students are learning
• How they respond to different teaching techniques
• Improved teaching = improved learning
Classroom Assessment
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Thomas A. Angelo & K. Patricia CrossClassroom Assessment Techniques: A
Handbook for College Teachers.
Macro-Assessment Classroom Assessment
Purpose Demonstrate accountability or value of a program; or provide a grade
Understand what and how students learn in order to improve it
Type of Assessment Summative (happens at the end)
Formative (happens along the way)
At what level does it happen?
Course, program, institution Individual class session
Time Required Usually substantial Usually minimal
A Brief Comparison
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs): tools and exercises to measure student learning with the goal of improving it – and improve teaching. Cross & Angelo, p. 25
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A little more about the classes I teach…
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Questionnaires and Polls
Background Knowledge Probe:• Questionnaire to assess
students’ prior learning
Opinion Poll:• Use polls to discover
opinions, attitudes, or experiences.
www.polleverywhere.com
www.surveymonkey.com
Or, keep it simple.
docs.google.com
Questionnaires and Polls
Before Class
• Ask about experiences: i.e., have you ever used Academic Search Complete?
• Follow-up concepts with a quick poll to see what students retained
During Class
Misconception/Preconception Check
Discover what students might need to unlearn. What might block further learning?
Close the Loop
Close the Loop:
• Flexibility is key• Before class: craft
your session around responses
• During class: roll with the punches
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Minute Paper: The Classic
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Two questions:• What was the most
important thing you learned today?
• What questions do you have that are still unanswered?
Minute Paper
Minute Paper
Close the Loop:
• Immediate response• Individual follow-up
emails• Clarification of trouble
spots through instructor
• Visit class again• Alter teaching for
future sessions
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Directed Paraphrasing
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Directed Paraphrasing
• Asks students to restate what they learned in their own words
• Prompt is specific• Assess how well
students internalized what they just learned
In a few sentences, describe in your own words how the Boolean operator “AND” can be used to search for information on your research question in library databases and the catalog.
Directed Paraphrasing
In a few sentences, describe in your own words how the Boolean operator “AND” can be used to search for information on your research question in library databases and the catalog.
Directed Paraphrasing
In a few sentences, describe in your own words how the asterisk (*) can be used to search for information on your research question in library databases and the catalog.
Directed Paraphrasing
In a few sentences, describe in your own words how the Boolean operator “OR” can be used to search for information on your research question in library databases and the catalog.
Directed Paraphrasing
Directed Paraphrasing
Close the Loop:
• Immediate response• Individual follow-up e-
mails• Clarification of trouble
spots through instructor
• Visit class again• Alter teaching for
future sessions
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Topic, Discipline, Database, Article (Homegrown)
Topic, Discipline, Database, Article
• Didn’t start as a CAT• Goals:• Situate topic in discipline• Locate discipline specific
databases• Locate one article
TopicDiscipline
Database
Article
Close the Loop:
• Immediate feedback
Topic, Discipline, Database, Articles (Homegrown)
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for best results
mix it up
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…that sounds great, but assessment and teaching/learning would still be fighting each other for time… right?
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They fit together very well. Minimal time required. Provide opportunities for active learning and reflection. Increase their learning by improving my teaching.
Classroom Assessment
+Teaching /Learning
Questions?
Laura W. [email protected]
Presentation will be available on LOEX Conference Website
not quite done…