Blooms Taxonomy shows how assessments on learning with aid in the advancement of learning. Active learning should be the goa using the application of knowledge and skills.
Very important to assess the classroom and make sure there is comprehension.
This module had a few components that will be beneficial to employ in the classroom. Soft skills I feel are very important to imbed in the curriculum. Sometimes these soft skills are more important than the program curriculum when it comes to being a productive member of a team. Also using CAT assessments to monitor student knowledge to help evaluate what the students know and what may need to be reinforced.
I have learned about the CAT activities used at the beginning of class periods to access how well the students are grasping the information that is being taught. It is so important to have different types of assessments and not just a basic written exam.
Refresher of Blooms was beneficial, CAT knowledge checks are quick and valuable
The utility of developing formative and summative assessments for different stages of the learning process.
Student assesment comes in many different forms and the purpose of it is to gather data and make alterations to the course content (within reason) to make sure the students are able to comprehend the information, retain and apply the information and formulate their own new information through critial thinking skills (that will also be assesed.)
The lack of Soft skills more than technical skills are the reason for a high attrition rate.
I learned about the importance and usefulness of assessments to further learning.
I have learned that active learning is key in most cases. Acitve learning allows for students to continue to make application of the knowledge and skills they develop duirng learning. I did not realize some of the activites I applied to the classroom in the past were actually part of CAT's but now I do and will continue to use for assessing students learning as well as understanding their learning styles.
The ecosystem of delivery and assessment is coreliant on the instructor and student invlovement. Instructors must develop delivery methods that enable the learner to obtain the knowledge and skills required to demonstrate the ability to complete their desired task. Assessment techniques are an excdllent way to measure the effectiveness of the process.
Make sure that the information being delivered is a collaborated and amongst multiple faucets vs one person has shown to produce a positive assessment in the information being delivered.
Learning assessments are a great way for instructors to have some feedback in to the studets they have early on in a course.
Learned the importance of assessments. Too often we hear assessment and think it's a written test...like a spelling test you took in grade school. However, this is not the case; there are multiple types of assessments and it is our responsibility to determine the best type/form of assessment for our students.
Very interesting to understand the different types of assessment. I plan to use the many different techniques to assess the learners knowledge gained from the courses I teach.
It is critical to pause and apply the appropriate CATs throughout the course to ensure that comprehension and deep understanding occur throughout instruction.
I've learned the value of assessment to myself as the instructor and to the students. It brings a lot of insight on your teaching styles and the compression of the students.
Use essential that instructors use effective assements in order to show that students are comprehending the subject. There are various forms of assessments that can be used besides tests to help instructors know if students are understanding the material.
I learned quite a bit from the group work section. I'll likely be investigating the Group Process Assesment Technique further for my students when I assign group work. Their point about students not wanting to rate their slacker group mates poorly "even if deserved" is so true!
Minute assessment of the key points of the lecture would be a great indicator of the comprehension of the day. Great idea. I will certainly try.
