Evidence-Based Teaching:Evaluative Strategies

ED 880.629.9ASEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Dr. Anne Belcher, Dr. Linda Adamson, Instructors

Learning Objectives

Learners will be able to: Clarify understandings of content presented in on-

line class session 7 and identify insights of value in on-line discussion by participating in a class discussion

Provide thoughtful feedback at the mid-point in this course to improve the teaching and learning for the rest of the semester by completing mid-term evaluation

Integrate understanding of a variety of aspects of test construction with personal background knowledge by using two different articles/chapters to inform peer test item creation

Learning Objectives (contd.)

Learners will be able to: Expand their familiarity with the uses of

opinion polling in instruction by participating in a classroom opinion poll

Demonstrate their understanding of how to develop high-quality rubrics to both guide and evaluate learning products by participating in a group rubric creation activity

Contribute to peers’ progress in this course by contributing meaningfully to collegial conversation in project feedback groups

Processing the On-Line LearningFollow-up: Concept Mapping

Review: Self-confidence survey

Kudos: quality of discussion postings

Mid-Term Survey

Please provide your thoughtful, reflective feedback on the points identified in the document provided.

NO names, please!!

How Useful Are Test Items – really?

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Testing in the World of Health Education

Unpack your experiences With a classmate, use the TWO assessment

articles: To IDENTIFY at least TWO ways to assess your

students’ learning in new/modified ways To CLARIFY how these ways of assessing learning

could help (a) your students, (b) you as the instructor, or (c) both!

To CREATE one or two assessment items of a type that could contribute to your project (or to your own teaching) [option: make modifications to improve the quality of items you have already designed]

Opinion Polling

How can classroom opinion polling contribute to overall learning and engagement?

RUBRICS

IDENTIFY ways you are currently using rubrics in your own teaching Who designs them? Who uses them? How valuable are they?

Create an analytical rubric See models What are key features?

Reflect on the Learning: 3 – 2 – 1 3: What are 3 things you learned, new

insights, new ways the dots connected for you (any combination!) in this class session?

2: What are 2 things you are going to do to move your project forward in the next week?

1: What is 1 suggestion for improving the learning in this class session?

Additional questions/comments?

NEXT WEEK: EVALUATING THE TEACHING