fall 2013 semlol presentation -- towards authentic assessment
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TOWARDS AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT IN ONLINE
TUTORIALSSEMLOL Fall Meeting 2013 - November 8, 2013
Bill MarinoOnline Learning Librarian - Eastern Michigan University
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This presentation begins a conversation on:
• What do we assess?
• How do we assess?
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Do we assess student learning in our online media?
What do we assess?
What do we assess?
Benjamin Bloom
Image retrieved from https://bloomstheory.wikispaces.com/Introduction
The foundation:
Image source: [email protected] (2011). New Bloom's Taxonomy. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishbraintexas/5493450400/
Learning Objectives
Source: Research 101 @ EMU. Adaptation of University of Washington Information Literacy Learning's Research 101.
• Give focus to a lesson's content• Express expectations• Provide a framework for assessment/learning
activities
Effective Assessment is…
• “Knowing what you are doing”
• “Knowing why you are doing it”
• “Knowing what students are learning as a result”
• “Changing because of the information”
(Gilchrist, 2009)
The foundation:
Image source: [email protected] (2011). New Bloom's Taxonomy. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishbraintexas/5493450400/
Remember:
•shallow processing
•recall/recognition of facts
•memorization
•the 5 Ws
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Understand:
•summarization
•interpretation
•focus on connections
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Apply:
•knowing when and why to apply
•recognition/transfer of patterns
•judging effects
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Analyze:
•breaking down into respective parts to create a model of thinking
•identifying relationships
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Evaluate:
•apply a set of criteria to evaluate
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Create:
•"combining elements into a pattern not clearly there before."
(IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002)
Learning Objectives
Source: Research 101 @ EMU. Adaptation of University of Washington Information Literacy Learning's Research 101.
• Select an appropriate topic for research
• Generate questions from a topic
• Broaden and narrow a question
• Identify key concepts and vocabularies related to a topic
• Broaden and narrow concepts and vocabularies related to a topic.
• Select an appropriate topic for research
• Generate questions from a topic
• Broaden and narrow a question
• Identify key concepts and vocabularies related to a topic
• Broaden and narrow concepts and vocabularies related to a topic.
understand
analyze, create
apply, analyze, evaluate, create
understand
apply, analyze, evaluate, create
However, when it comes to assessment...
• Broaden and narrow concepts and vocabularies related to a topic.
apply, analyze, evaluate, create
However, when it comes to assessment...
• Broaden and narrow concepts and vocabularies related to a topic.
apply, analyze, evaluate, create
understand, apply
Enter Authentic Learning
"Authentic assessment requires the respondent to construct, rather than select, a response to academic stimuli" (Powers, 2005).
How can this be incorporated into online
tutorials?1. Not necessarily "tool-dependent”
2. Can still capture relevant data
3. Requires a shift in how we think of assessment--from an add-on to the instructional object itself.
What does authentic assessment look like?
• simulation
• case studies/situational learning models
• reflection/self-assessment
• collaboration/social elements included
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Simulation
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Simulation
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catalog
Guide on the Side - http://code.library.arizona.edu/gots/
Case studies/situational learning models
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Case studies/situational learning models
Reflection/Self-assessment
The social element• Provide opportunities for further
discussion
So...
can become...
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A concept mapping exercise…
A troubleshooting exercise…
Mike is researching customer service in college dining services, but cannot find relevant sources. His search is below. Help him refine his keywords by suggesting broader, narrower, or related terms that he can search.
Enter your words here.
So much more.
THANK YOU!References:
Conrad, R., & Donaldson, J. (2004). Engaging the Online Learner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Ellis, R.K. (2012). Backchannel Best Practices. Retrieved from
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/Learning-Circuits/Learning-Circuits-Archives/2012/02/
Backchannel-Best-Practices
Gilchrist, D. (2009). A Twenty Year Path: Learning about Assessment; Learning from Assessment.
Communications in Information Literacy, 3(2), 70-79.
Holder, L. (2012). How to design assessments that promote the learning process. Retrieved from
http://elearningindustry.com/authentic-assessments.
IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. (2002). Bloom's Taxonomy "Revised" Key Words, Model
Questions, & Instructional Strategies. Retrieved from
https://keyarts.wikispaces.com/file/view/bloom_revised.pdf.
Powers, K. (2005). Authentic Assessment. In (S. W. Lee, Ed.) Encyclopedia of school psychology.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?
ste=22&docNum=CX3453099999.
Silvers, A. (2011). Authentic Assessment in Learning Experiences - ADL Future Learning Experience
Project. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/a/adlnet.gov/future-learning-experience-project/project-
updates/authenticassessmentinlearningexperiences
Bill MarinoAssistant Professor – Online Learning
LibrarianEastern Michigan University
Twitter: @wmarino