ASSESSMENT IN A CONSTRUCTIVIST,TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED LEARNING

The Assessment Practice That is Congruent to Constructivist Thinking

Constructivist Classroom

Constructivist Assessment in Technology-Supported Environment

What is…

What is constructivism?

Learning Theory and Epistemology Focusses on how people learn,

and to the nature of knowledge.

(IDEA) That learners construct knowledge for themselves---each learner individually (and socially) constructs meaning---as he or she learns. Constructing meaning is learning for themselves.

-- Prof. George E. Hein

Memorization of Facts

Form Concepts

Relevance(value and treasure in life)

Application

Constructivist Classroom

Authentic assessment

Students perform real world task It is a assessment of process/performance or a product

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Scoring RubricScoring rubrics are based on descriptive scales and support the evaluation of the extent to which criteria has been met.

2 Types of Scoring Rubric

Holistic Rubric

Analytic Rubric

Holistic rubrics • require the teacher

to score the overall process or product as a whole, without judging the component parts separately (Nitko, 2001).

Scoring Rubric

Analytic rubrics • result initially in

several scores, followed by a summed total score - their use represents assessment on a multidimensional level (Mertler, 2001).

Scoring Rubric

ASSESSMENT IN A TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED

ENVIRONMENT

Include display of skilful and creative use of technology (old and recent)

These technology and integrative skills are demonstrated by the students

Needs – Performance and Product Assessment or Direct Assessment

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“If we believe that the ways that we assess

learning should change, so we also need to rethink the

ways that we evaluate learning asserts

-- Jonassen (1999)

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