Module 8 - Assessment & Feedback
- 1. ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK MODULE 8 EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING
- 2. WHAT IS ASSESSMENT? EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Assessment is the shared process of gathering purposeful and systematic measurement for documentation, reflection, and improvement of both student learning and teaching practices.
- 3. WHY IS ASSESSMENT IMPORTANT? EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Assessment helps students learn, teachers improve instruction, administrators decide how to allocate resources, and policymakers evaluate the efficacy of education programs.
- 4. TYPES OF ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Formative Summative Other types… • Diagnostic • Performance • Individual or group projects • Portfolios • Student logs • Journals
- 5. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Process of gathering evidence of student learning Providing feedback Adjusting instruction strategies to enhance achievement Learners can change behaviors e.g., discussion, quiz, etc.
- 6. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (cont.) EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Formative assessment is a continuing circular process Teacher-student interaction Students’ self-assessment Attributions for success Gather evidence of learning Evaluate evidence Provide feedbackAdjust instruction
- 7. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (cont.) EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING INFORMAL FORMAL Observation Discussion Questioning Quizzes Worksheets Spontaneous Immediate feedback Instructional adjustments Planned activity Specific sequence of activities Pre-assessments
- 8. FORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING 1. Structured exercises 2. Pretests 3. Homework 4. In class assignments 5. Quizzes and unit tests 6. Classroom response systems
- 9. FEEDBACK IN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING 1. Goal-directed 2. Scaffolded 3. Self-referenced 4. Standards-referenced 5. Norm-referenced 1. Amount 2. Timing 3. Mode 4. Audience 5. Type of task TYPES NATURE
- 10. EFFECTIVE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING 1. Relates performance to standards 2. Relates performance to instructional strategies 3. Indicates progress 4. Indicates corrective action 5. Specific 6. Focuses on errors 7. Focuses on effort attributions
- 11. ENSURING MASTERY LEARNING EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING Instructional adjustments after formative assessment 1. Further reading 2. Individual tutoring 3. Peer tutoring 4. Group work 5. Questioning 6. Worksheets 7. Clarifying criteria 8. Modeling 9. Changing sequence 10. Online exploration 11. Concept mapping
- 12. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING End of a large chunk of learning Review what you want to do Criteria for ensuring high quality assessments Representative sampling e.g., standardized testing, final exams, major cumulative projects, research projects, etc.
- 13. PREP FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING 1. Assessment taking skills a. Test length (time management) b. Formatting (organization) c. Types of questions (test analysis) d. Review (quality assurance) e. Anxiety (practice)
- 14. CONDUCT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING When to Schedule When to Create Assessment Directions Arrange Items Physical Layout
- 15. ASSESSMENT QUESTION TYPES EDEL 3300 INTRODUCTIONTOTEACHING – PERSONALIZED LEARNING 1. Multiple choice 2. Matching and sequencing 3. True-False/Yes-No 4. Factual short answer/Fill-ins 5. Higher order short answer 6. Short or long essay 7. ETC.?