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Assessment For Improvement In The Classroom. by Barry McNeill & Lynn Bellamy Arizona State University. Need some sort of attention getter!. Define. Assess. Modify. Continuous Improvement Process. Continuous Improvement Process For A Course. Defining A Course learning objectives
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Assessment For Improvement In The Classroom by Barry McNeill & Lynn Bellamy Arizona State University
Define Assess Modify Continuous Improvement Process
Continuous Improvement Process For A Course • Defining A Course • learning objectives • learning tasks • Assessing The Course • student work • course learning objectives • course learning environment • student preparation • Modifying The Course
Continuous Improvement Process Tools • Defining A Course • Course Articulation Matrix • Assessing The Course • Checklists • Competency Matrix • Course Activity Impact Matrix
Presentation Goals • Awareness of how to create a Course Articulation Matrix • Awareness of how to create a Course Activity Impact Matrix • Awareness of how to use a Course Activity Impact Matrix to improve a course
Course Articulation Matrix A compact way to relate course learning objectives with course learning activities
Notes On Learning Objectives • There are different levels of learning • The levels of learning are observable or measurable • The levels are reasonably hierarchical
Course Activity Impact Matrix A compact way to relate the impact the course learning activities (e.g., homework, reports) have on the course learning objectives
Improvements To ECE 300 • Use What Is Working • more use of Design Project • more oral Reports • Reduce What Is Not Working • fewer Quizzes • fewer Memos • fewer Notebook Assessments
Summary • Showed how to create a Course Articulation Matrix • Showed how to create a Course Activity Impact Matrix • Showed how to use a Course Activity Impact Matrix to improve a course