When conducting summative assessments, what do you believe are the two most important things to consider?
1. have they grasped the concept and show they understand its reasoning
2. can they replicate it in real work situations.
In teaching finance, if they can't replicate it and use it in real situations, I have not done enough to communicate it.
I like how you talk about what they need to improve on. That can be important for both the student as well as the instructor when evaluating content.
I think that the two most important things are:
-Did the student understand the content that was given to them?
-Can the student use the content as designed in their real world experiences?
In Theatre Arts, are the students graded more on a subjective level (verses objective)? Just curious.
The two most important things to consider when conducting summative assessments are:
1. What the student learned/attained
2. What should the student work on to make improvements
I believe the most important things for the course I teach (Presentation Essentials) are first, are the students able to give a presentation at a professional or close to a professional level, in other words, are they creating content that is suitable for a workplace environment. Second, do they have an understanding of how to develop the presentation at a professional level.
When teaching any skill that is going to be used in a work environment, I think these two things are key.
Professor Christen Embry
AIU Online - PRES111
I think the first thing to consider is what were the learning outcomes that the student was supposed to obtain. If you haven't clearly identified the learning outcomes, you won't be able to truly asssess what the student does or doesn't know. The second most important thing is when to conduct the assessment. If you conduct the assessment too late in the learning process without formative assessments, the instructor may be trying to assess too much information and it will have a negative impact on the student.
In regard to summative assessments:
1. It is very important to ensure that the assessment is written in a way that will allow the student to include all (or most) of the material that is being measured.
2. I also believe curriculum should be designed to offer a variety of assessment types so that students who have different learning styles have opportunities to demonstrate “mastery of the business concepts.â€
On a more personal level, I use summative assessments to gauge when I need to make changes to my instruction and/or lesson-planning. I do “exit interviews†with my top 2 and lowest 2 performing students in order to determine some specific things I should and should not do for the next class.
True, Jolly ~ reliability and validity are indeed important when "conducting" summative assessments. While the course input correctly indicated that almost all valid assessments are consequently reliable, it is still equally important to determine the presence of both in an assessment.
1st consideration: when using summative assessments: was the instructor able to impart knowledge to the students which is measurable by the grade the student earns,
2nd consideration: can the student utilize the knowledge learned to real life (world) situations, this is assessed in the skills competencies conducted by the instructor.
I believe the TWO most important things to consider -
1. Consider whether or not there is too much material for a summative assessment - the student may not be successful if there is.
2. Consider using Bloom's Taxonomy as a way to measuring learning via analyzing, recalling, evaluating, etc.
Dr. Janis McFaul
When conducting a summative assessment, I think the two most important items for consideration is 1) What does the student already know- finding out the students prior knowledge through like kind methods used in the module two lecture. 2) Based on feedback what and how do I as the instructor need to change or improve to refine my communication and education in order that highest successful learning may take place. By incorporating diagnostic and formative assessments into the teaching style/methods the summative assessment will boost a higher demonstration of learning because the groundwork has been laid for proper educational methods.
Hi All
The first most important point: The learning objectives must compatible withv th level of the course
The second most important point: The student should demonstrate he/she can apply the learning objectives of the course
I believe the two most important things to consider when conducting summative assessments are:
1. What the student wants to know
2. What the student needs to know
The student wants to know that their instructor has actually paid attention to what they've submitted. It is important to personalize the feedback offered with summative assessments to the student in order to provide that individualized attention.
The student needs to know what they have done well and can do to improve in relation to course objectives and posted rubrics. Providing examples in both instances is imperative to improving student learning.
Since the operative word is "conducting", the two most important variables are reliability and validity of the assessment instruments. Without conducting reliability and validity testing, then outcome of any assessment instrument would be suspect. Consequently, the two questions one must answer when conducting summative assessments are: 1) are the questions reliable, per se, are they consistent over time; and, are they valid, per se, are they testing what one really intends to measure [based upon the learning objective].
Jennifer ,
True, but you need to spend time on determining the best way to assess that objective that relates to the blooms level.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
The two most important items to remember are the course objectives and level (Bloom) at which you want your students to have mastered these objectives.
Beverly,
Yes, you are right. Construction of an assessment should align with objectives of the course. Assessments don't need to be created "in a bubble".
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Dell,
You make a great point, it may be just as important to determine what students don't know.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Elton,
I really like the idea of having students explain the concept or situation to a peer. I think that would be perfect for discussion leading.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
