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Student Assessment

Preparing for an Academic Career in Geosciences Workshop: Summer 2011. Student Assessment. Rachel O’Brien, Allegheny College. Types of assessment. • Formative vs. summative • Qualitative vs. quantitative. Types of assessment. • Formative vs. summative • Qualitative vs. quantitative

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Student Assessment

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  1. Preparing for an Academic Career in Geosciences Workshop: Summer 2011 Student Assessment • Rachel O’Brien, Allegheny College

  2. Types of assessment • Formative vs. summative • Qualitative vs. quantitative

  3. Types of assessment • Formative vs. summative • Qualitative vs. quantitative Key point to remember: You can only assess something that is easily measured by a defined metric

  4. Student learning objectives • Start your design of the course—and the assessment--with these in mind • You want to define specific, directly observable actions • We often choose that are hard to measure: know, understand, appreciate

  5. Bloom’s Taxonomy • Creating • Evaluation • Analyzing • Applying • Explaining, interpreting, classifying • Remembering Anderson et al., 2001. A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing. NY: Longman.

  6. Assessing learning objectives Written assignments (both in and out of class) Exams (either standardized or your own) Written critiques of reports or articles Field books Project/lab reports Poster presentations Speeches and/or debates Professional writing samples Journals

  7. Student feedback is a form of assessment! One minute paper Pre-course survey or inventory In-class surveys Summative surveys

  8. Assessment Rubrics • Provide a documented means for you to explain how a student performed • Best if given out before the assignment/task

  9. Useful references • Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993) Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teaching, 2nd ed. Josey Bass • Diamond, R.M. (2008) Designing and assessing courses and curricula, 3rd ed. JW Wiley

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