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Alternative Assessment EDER 711: Educational Assessment Group Project

Alternative Assessment EDER 711: Educational Assessment Group Project. Wendy Boer . Kristi Philips . Kristen Pittmann . Angela Wiederich. Outline of Today’s Discussion. Cover important topics Make recommendations for use of alternative assessment methods Useful Websites

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Alternative Assessment EDER 711: Educational Assessment Group Project

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  1. Alternative AssessmentEDER 711: Educational AssessmentGroup Project Wendy Boer . Kristi Philips . Kristen Pittmann . Angela Wiederich

  2. Outline of Today’s Discussion • Cover important topics • Make recommendations for use of alternative assessment methods • Useful Websites • Discuss the questions you have

  3. Important topics • What are non-traditional methods? • What are the pros and cons? • How do we evaluate it? • How will teaching methods evolve?

  4. What are non-traditional methods? Concept Maps Senior Projects Collages Simulations Journaling/Reflections Skits/Plays Portfolios Small Groups Poster Sessions Student Self-Assessment Presentations Student Written Rubric Science Fairs Video/Audio Taping http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/127

  5. What are the pros and cons? PROSCONS Real-worldTime Active, group-processNot everyone likes groups Holistic & Analytic Subjective Technology Complications ↑ Perceived Competence $$Cost Embraces Individual Against some cultural values Innovative Lacks structure of uses Emphasis on process Doesn’t emphasize product Encourages reflection Daunting Broadens perspectives Generalizability STUDENT-CENTERED!

  6. How do we evaluate it? Rubrics • An appropriate method of sampling the desired behaviors or products • A clearly articulated set of performance criteria to serve as the basis for evaluative judgment. Rubric creating & sharing websites: TeAch-nology.com’s Teacher Rubric Makers www.teach-nology.com/web%5ftools/rubrics Kathy Schronck’s Guide for Educators: Assessment Rubrics http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

  7. How do we evaluate it? Subject Profiles or ‘Development Achievement Maps’ • Provide explicit identification of outcomes & a framework against which an individual’s progress can be traced. 2) Permit use of full range of assessment methods within a quality assurance framework.

  8. How will teaching methods evolve? -Shift from assessment for grading to assessment for learning. -Provide explicit criteria understandable by learners. -Training necessary: teachers, administrators, policy makers. -Must learn to match target with method. -Need to maintain positive attitudes & foster them. -Teacher uses as an integral aspect of the instructional processes. “…good teaching is inseparable from good assessing and both take serious consideration, expert skill and committed effort.”-G. Wiggins “…the accepted philosophy of this approach is that assessment drives instruction and instruction drives assessment.”-G. Maeroff

  9. Recommendations Keep a balance of Alternative & Traditional Capture the diverse range of learning styles and goals of learners!

  10. What questions do you have for us?

  11. References (2002). The Concept of Aptitude and Multidimensional Validity Revisited. Educational Assessment, 8(2), 191. Retrieved Saturday, January 20, 2007 from the EBSCO MegaFILE database at http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=5&hid=15&sid=361e9c2a-5a9e-4893-8ec1-bad50c3628f3%40SRCSM1 Bass, Jr., G., & Geary, W. (1997). Education Research Abstracts. Issues in Accounting Education, 12(1), 248-252. Retrieved Saturday, January 20, 2007 from the EBSCO MegaFILE database. Gordon, R., Keeping Students at the Center: Portfolio Assessment at the College Level, The Journal of Experiential Education, May, 1994, pp.23-27. Maeroff, G. I., Assessing Alternative Assessment, Phi Delta Kappan, December 1991, pp.273-281. Moore, W. (2203). Facts and Assumptions of Assessment: Technology, The Missing Link. T H E Journal, 30(6), 20. Retrieved Saturday, January 20, 2007 from the EBSCO MegaFILE database at http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=15&sid=361e9c2a-5a9e-4893-8ec1-bad50c3628f3%40SRCSM1 Popham, J.W. (2006.) Assessment for Educational Leaders. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Stiggins, R. (1991). Facing Challenges of a New Era of Educational Assessment. Applied Measurement in Education, 4(4), 263. Retrieved Saturday, January 20, 2007 from the EBSCO MegaFILE database at http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=5&hid=15&sid=361e9c2a-5a9e-4893-8ec1-bad50c3628f3%40SRCSM1 Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses. (2000.) Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses, Retrieved Thursday, March 29, 2007 from the MasterFILE Premier database. Watt, H. (2005). Attitudes to the Use of Alternative Assessment Methods in Mathematics: A Study with Secondary Mathematics Teachers in Sydney, Australia. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 58(1), 21-44. Retrieved Saturday, January 20, 2007 from the EBSCO MegaFILE database at http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=18&sid=361e9c2a-5a9e-4893-8ec1bad50c3628f3%40SRCSM1 Wiggins, G. (1993). Assessment: Authenticity, context, and validity [Electronic version]. Phi Delta Kappan, 3, pg.200, 14pgs. Wiggins, G., Creating Tests Worth Taking, Educational Leadership, May 1992, pp. 26-33.

  12. Thank You! Wendy Boer Kristi Philips Kristen Pittmann Angela Wiederich

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