Online modules should include assessment that is not only formative and summative, but is cenetered on learning objectives. The assessment is something we do with the students, not to the students and we should learn where we need to make changes in our teaching and modules based on the results. Rubrics are essential for students to successfully navigate the desired learning objectives and reduce stress/ anxiety.
A teacher should provide feedback with video content that helps the student visualize the constructive criticism and/or comments.
I have been using very detailed rubrics in my teaching for at least 20 years, with both the instructor assessment and the self-assessment, as well as both formative and summative assessments. I agree that these are equally important when teaching online, and I'm looking forward to finding a way to make my rubrics interactive on my specific learning platform.
The statement "Assessment is the vehicle to improved learning and teaching" should be a reminder of assessment's focus for the instructor and the teacher.
Rubrics are very important as students have clear criteria and objectives.
Getting vast information, guidelines and examples for the assessment plan will able me to be effective when:
- Describing and difereciating the elements of an assessment plan: formative and summative.
- Articulating the role of rubrics in assessment.
- Comparing and contrasting self- and peer-assessment.
- Identifying components of meaningful feedback.
I like that it included providing the students with the ruberic so that they canseld evaluate themself to ensure they added all the items necessary to complete the task and increase their grade prior to being graded. Also providing them meaningful feedback so that they can reflect the next time they complete a task to know the expectations of the instructor.
This module is full of good reminders. Such as remember the purpose of assessments and the types of, remember we are moving students from low level to high level based on Bloom's taxonomy, remember the rubric, and remember we are here to give meaningful constuctive feedback to improve lerning.
I learned more information about formative and summative assessements and how better to use the formative assessments in my classes.
I intend to use formative evlauations more often and with greater diversity than I have been up to now.
I have used rubrics in the past but not nearly often enough. Giving clear criteria and guidelines of objectives enables the student to judge for himself the work he is about to turn in and make adjustments prior. I like the peer to peer critiques in an anonymus way or developing personal relationship skills for evaluating other's work.
This module has made me realize that I need to be more positive with my feedback and stop giving so many comments on papers.
Providing constructive feedback is crucial to optimizing the student's learning and understanding.
Providing feedback helps assist students in achieving different learning objectives and improve their skills in regard to each specific objective.
The use of rubrics has been crucial for my online classes. Before I adopted them, I spent much more time trying to format feedback to students and I don't think they paid as much attention to my feedback. I would like to start doing some video feedback, I think that would be helpful.
Rubrics allow for consistency in student work and a good way to evaluate all students equally. Rubrics are more than a checklist and should include learning objectives and criteria needed to earn certain credit.
I have learned that various forms of assessments is important in improving learning and teaching since they help the teacher to determine how effective the teaching is and the level of the students' achievement of the objectives. I will make sure that I develop rubrics to use in my assessments.
Rubrics are so important in making sure that the students understands the objectives of the assignment and provides a final product that is in line with teacher expectations. I have worked with instructors who tell their students that they didn't meet the instructor's expectations on the submitted assignment, but they had only provided directions on what to do and how to do rather than on what is expected and what will be graded. I tlike the comment that assignments are more about learning rather than the grade. Let's not just put a checkmark that we did or completed something. Let's make sure that students are learning what they need to know.
I learned that meaningful feedback needs to be clear and connected to learning objectives. Also, rubrics are useful tools as they indicate how students will be evaluated and grading is more consistent.
In this module I learned how to view assessments as a learning tool for both myself and students. Assessment outcomes allow me to see how effective I was in communicating the learning objectives in a way that students understood the learned what was taught. I also learned how valuable rubrics can be in communicating learning expectations, which in turn allow students to demonstrate their understanding or misunderstanding. In this module I learned how valuable self and peer assessments are in helping students to identify problem areas in their work and in the work of their peers, with the help of a rubric, to provide opportunity for making corrections before submitting for grading. Then I learned how important feedback is and that students deserve feeback that is frequent, connected to learning, positive, automatic, individualized, and specific/detailed.
While I've used rubrics before, I was not fully sold on their value. I think this lesson has changed how I now see the power of using rubrics to assess learning objectives. I intend to implement rubrics where I can in the courses I teach.
In this module, I learned how to give meaningful feedback on assignments.
I intend to apply what I learned about meaningful feedback by being sure my feedback I give students does not justify the grade but instead increases student learning.
With any assessment, feedback must be provided to students to help their learning. Providing feedback reinforces their learning.
