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Authentic assessment of core concepts

Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu. Authentic assessment of core concepts. Types of Assessment. Authentic Assessment Performing real-world tasks Traditional Assessment Selecting a response on a test.

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Authentic assessment of core concepts

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  1. Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu Authentic assessmentof core concepts

  2. Types of Assessment • Authentic Assessment • Performing real-world tasks • Traditional Assessment • Selecting a response on a test

  3. Types of Authentic Assessment • Constructed-response items • Products • Performances

  4. 4 steps of Authentic Assessment • Identify the outcomes • Select an authentic task • Identify the criteria • Create a rubric

  5. Step 1: Identify an Outcome • Select Core Concept(s) • Not currently assessing • 6-15 course outcomes • 2-5 process outcomes • Sample course outcomes? • Google: syllabus +outcomes +”cost accounting”

  6. Step 2: Select an authentic task • E.g., Constructed-response items • Make thinking visible • Core Concepts – skill development • Requires lots of practice • Constructed-response tasks

  7. Skill Development • Instruction/modeling • Practice • Feedback • Reflection

  8. Example: Scientific Thinking • Ex: Correlation/Causation • Informal discussion • Formative assessments • Brief assignments • (+) / (-) grading • Summative assessments • Paper • Department exam • Rubrics

  9. Create a task • Select a Core Concept • Where would they ever use this knowledge or skills? • Real world contexts?

  10. Example: • “Demonstrate information literacy” • Want to read a critique of a candidate’s views – where would you find it? • Embed questions in assignment which asks students to describe • How they found sources • How they evaluated accuracy, relevancy, currency, bias of sources

  11. Step 3: Identify the Criteria • Characteristics of good performance • Examples from your tasks • What makes a good persuasive essay? • A good McDonald’s employee? • Your task

  12. Step 4: Create a rubric • Criteria + Levels of Performance • Examples – from Toolbox site • Media critique • “Do lunch well” • Your task

  13. Questions? • Bonus! Jon Mueller at jfmueller@noctrl.edu • Slides: • http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/roosevelt.ppt • Good luck!

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