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Assessing ICT Integration

Assessing ICT Integration. “When assessment drives instruction, learners learn more and become more confident, self-directed learners.” Maryna Nezar, Elkanah House. ICT Project B ased Learning. Today’s Learners need to be taught more than just basic skills

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Assessing ICT Integration

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  1. Assessing ICT Integration “When assessment drives instruction, learners learn more and become more confident, self-directed learners.” Maryna Nezar, Elkanah House

  2. ICT Project Based Learning • Today’s Learners need to be taught more than just basic skills • Learners must become proficient in 21st Century skills

  3. 21st Century skills • Accountability and Adaptability • Communication Skills • Critical Thinking Skills • Information and Media Literacy Skills • Interpersonal and Collaborative Skills • Problem Identification, Formulation, and Solution • Self-Direction • Social Responsibility

  4. Assessing in different ways • Assessment should not only be used at end of a project / task (Summative) • Assessment should be ongoing and should take place throughout learning process (Formative) • Assessment should drive PBL

  5. Tests • Completed tasks or projects • done after the fact • Gives feedback on how well they have done • Analysis of results can be used to identify areas for improvement Summative Assessment

  6. Formative Assessment • Ongoing throughout task / project • Provides constant feedback needed to improve learning • Strategies for gauging learner needs • Strategies to encourage self-direction • Strategies to monitor progress • Strategies to check understanding

  7. Staying on track

  8. Is Formative Assessment enough? • Does not on its own improve learning • Will only allow learners to grow if used constructively • Will allow educators to meet individual needs through differentiated instruction • Will allow learners to become more self-directed

  9. Assessing Higher Order Thinking • often assessed on product of thinking • How do we assess the thinking process? • requires careful planning and support • Teach them how to think • Opportunities to practise • Monitor , observe and analyse logs, journals • Part of the way we teach

  10. Taking a closer look… • Resources, Assessing Projects • Assessment Plans • Assessment strategies 40 minutes

  11. Practice makes perfect… • Find a partner • Select a topic • Create an Assessment Plan • Apply some of the assessment strategies 30 minutes

  12. Connecting • Connect with another group • Swap partners and share your assessment plan 10 minutes

  13. Where to from here? • Brief look at on-line resources • Training available from Schoolnet • Project Based Learning • Thinking with Technology www.school.za

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