Giving labs that are geared around the students ability, helps challenge them to move forward.
Great ideas to evaluate students and student learning.
Soft skills are partially developed through modeling and group work, and setting non-testable expectations like being on time to class, etc.
Active learning is an important part of assessing not only the student's progress but the instructors success.
Content and process, the two blades of a pari of scissors. Brilliant analogy.
I have found that in this environment student responses are not always rooted in ethics. Value is placed on a need for success sometimes rather than right or wrong. Not sure how to navigate this tight rope as the outcome is not always going to be success as deemed/needed.
Choosing the proper assessment methodology based on each need of your student is important to maximizing best use and understanding of information and being able to better relay information in a way that your students will maximize learning.
CATs are ways to quickly assess students' understanding of the information.
CAT looks to be a great tool to utilize. I will specifically implement minute papers.
There are many types of assessments. Instructors should understand what type of learners they have, and then come up with an assessment plan.
CATS, is a great learning tool that can provide information on how well the students is learning
Much of what I teach combines an awarness of mindset and application of new tools and methods. An appreciation and consistent use of the language that expresses concepts core to mindset can be assessed via tests and check-ins.
This module highlights and further re-enforces the need for the instructor to develop test or ways to test the students to ensure the materials covered are understood.
Great way to continue to engage students.
I like the idea of formative assessment being positioned as a test of both teacher and student. Professional adult education seems to keep that in mind, but I don't see that principle in place in high school education. Assessments are a critical aspect of measuring success and shouldn't be dismissed.
I learned the importance of feedback loops to bridge teacher and student. I als learned that if we as instructors are to be deliberate in how we choose assessments, we should expect students to be deliberate too. As teachers we shoud be informed an the latest meaures that help assess objectively but couple the quant with qual. I woud like to go beyond what I learned here to consider how understanding of reliability and validity can help me determibe which measures are scientifically sound.
CAT's and refresher with Bloom's Taxonomy
Seth Soronnadi
I learned that; "By having knowledge of the reading, computational, and comprehensive skills of your students, you will know how to develop instructional supports that will benefit them. These supports may include structured outlines, graphic organizers, or study guides."
It is essential to determine which assessmentsare appropriate in order to accurately use the best process in determining both your students learning ability and the current status of their knowledge absorption. Several different types of assessment areavalible, although some are performance based vice knowledge based.
In order to determine the effacacy of anything, you must consistently conduct quality performance measurement to ensure what you are doing (in this case teaching) is meeting the intended result. Informal checks on learning can identify delivery issues in order to make in course corrections, vice simply waiting for a more formal evaluation such as an end of course exam. Evaluation throughout the learning process will result in a more effective outcome.
