One important point that I got from this module is the importance of providing students with rubrics. A rubric will allow students to self asses using the course objective, one unit at a time. This will also give the students more control in making sure that they master the objectives required in each unit.
From this Module I learned that its more effective to allow students to engage in anonymous peer reviews. Why? If they're anonymous, there will be more substantive feedback.
In this module the importance of feedback was stressed. I appreciate the idea of incorporating more peer and self assessment to my courses and in a variety of ways.
Feedback is an essential checkpoint in assessing the level of learning for the student, instructor, and the class as a whole.
Feedback can help the students to know what they need to improve the skills given or even tested.
Assessment Plan elements require (formative and summative), effective use of a course rubric, self- and peer-assessment, and gathering and use of meaningful feedback.
I feel that the students look for instant feedback. The rubric helps to make a check list for the students to ensure they are completing the assignment correctly.
I really learned a lot about peer and self-feedback. I will be implementing this into my class immediately!
Specific guidelines helps the student direct thier criticisim in a constructive way.
I found the material on rubrics to be very useful. Based on this I am going to review some of the rubrics I use in my courses with an eye toward making them more useful.
Formative assessment throughout the module is very important for student learning. In online learning, I have found that formative assessment can be made fun or creative through uses of videos, games, or case studies. Without adequate formative assessment, summative assessment may be very difficult for students. Rubrics are an excellent way to guide the students as they complete their assignments and ensure they are meeting the learning objectives/competencies.
Assessments are a tool for learning - not just a testing of the student knowledge or ability.
I learned more about formative vs summative assessments, which we do use with with online methods, however sometimes I forget the terminology. Rubics is helpful with giving students guidelines and the instructor fair ways to grade the assignments. Also, the emphasis of good feedback such as in discussion boards is important to promote interaction.
Assessments are broken into two broad criteria, Formative and Summative. Students who are involved in self-assessment demonstrate higher learning outcomes and are likely to retain and be able to use what they learned better than their peers who were only provided with opportunities to be Assessed by their Instructor.
I think this really just reinforced what I already feel, that meaningful feedback is vital for the student to progress.
Meaningful feedback can improve learning and help students improve skills based on course content. I find it really surprising that people need to actually be told this. How does a person even enter into the field of educated people on any subject and not realize going in that positive, meaningful feedback is important to any person's learning process?
I definitely like the idea of the one-minute papers and muddiest point papers. I plan to incorporate this to help drive my lecture and offer students additional materials for their learning.
Meaningful feedback will keep the students engaged and the conversation open.
The importance in providing feedback to online learners.
Formative and summative assessments, level of learning hierarchy,
Importance of clear, concise steps to give for peer to peer productive feedback
This module helped me learn the importance of a clear and specific rubric in ensuring equal grading across students, as well in helping students understand the rational for the grade they received.
