Jon Mueller

Professor of Psychology

North Central College

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu

Types of Assessment

Authentic AssessmentPerforming real-world tasks

Traditional AssessmentSelecting a response on a test

Types of Authentic Assessment Constructed-response items

Products

Performances

4 steps of Authentic Assessment Identify the outcomes

Select an authentic task

Identify the criteria

Create a rubric

Step 1: Identify an Outcome Select Core Concept(s)

Not currently assessing

6-15 course outcomes2-5 process outcomes

Sample course outcomes?Google: syllabus +outcomes +”cost accounting”

Step 2: Select an authentic task E.g., Constructed-response items

Make thinking visible

Core Concepts – skill developmentRequires lots of practiceConstructed-response tasks

Skill Development

Instruction/modeling

Practice

Feedback

Reflection

Example: Scientific Thinking Ex: Correlation/Causation

Informal discussionFormative assessments

○ Brief assignments○ (+) / (-) grading

Summative assessments○ Paper○ Department exam

Rubrics

Create a task

Select a Core Concept

Where would they ever use this knowledge or skills?Real world contexts?

Example:

“Demonstrate information literacy” Want to read a critique of a candidate’s

views – where would you find it? Embed questions in assignment which

asks students to describeHow they found sourcesHow they evaluated accuracy, relevancy,

currency, bias of sources

Step 3: Identify the Criteria Characteristics of good performance

Examples from your tasks What makes a good persuasive essay? A good McDonald’s employee?

Your task

Step 4: Create a rubric

Criteria + Levels of Performance

Examples – from Toolbox site Media critique “Do lunch well”

Your task

Questions?

Bonus! Jon Mueller at jfmueller@noctrl.edu

Slides: http://

jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/roosevelt.ppt

Good luck!