Trends in Assessment

Carol A. Hurney, Ph.D.

National Trends

• Assessment is considered essential.• Assessment involves scholarship. • Assessment is here to stay• Authentic assessment is on the rise. • The emphasis is on learning, not teaching.• Assessment is being integrated into the teaching

and learning process.

Peter Ewell, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

Essential

Vision and Change Accreditation Core Competencies Curriculum Development &

Assessment Scholarly Teaching

Scholarly

Scholarship of Teaching Learning

Research Communities Freeman

Course Structure Exam equivalence Robust statistical analysis

Tanner SEPAL (Science Education

Partnership & Assessment Laboratory)

Novice to Expert Learners Card Sorting

Here to stay...

Innovations Personal Response Systems Calibrated Peer Review IF-ATs

Biology Scholars Beautiful Research Questions

IF-AT Quiz

Authentic

Diagnostic Pre-Post Formative Summative

About Learning

Metacognitive Academically Adrift

Integrated & Aligned

Learning Objectives

Formative Assessme

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Teaching Strategies

Summative

Assessment