ReThinking AssessmentIt Isn’t Black and White-

It Isn’t Scantrons

Conversational FormatIdeas

Practical Examples

What does theory/research say?

Assessment for Learning

Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow Concept

• Perceived challenges, or opportunities for

Action, that stretch (neither overmatching nor underutilizing) existing skills, a sense that one is engaging challenges at a level appropriate to ones’ capacities

•Clear proximal goals and

immediate feedback about the progress being made

Vygotsky - ZPD

the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance, or in collaboration with more capable peers[1]

Dweck Mindset

Connectivism

Learning occurs as part of a social network of many diverse connections and ties- Network made possible by various tools and technologies which are not as important as the connections made possible by them.

Black and Wiliam

• Frequent short tests are better than infrequent long ones. 

• New learning should be tested within about a week of first exposure. 

• Be mindful of the quality of test items and work with other teachers and outside sources to collect good ones.

• Comments alone have more impact on student achievement than comments and grades or grades only.

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Blending Theory

TPACK MODEL

Teach to the Sweet Spot!

Assess what we value!

We’ve created a culture in which students learn what we assess!

Types of Assessment

• Diagnostic• Formative• Peer/Self/Metacognitive• Portfolio• Summative

Diagnostic

• Blog Prompts

• Google Forms

Diagnostic assessments (also known as pre-assessments) provide instructors with information about student's prior knowledge and misconceptions before beginning a learning activity

Formative• Homework (ReThinking Homework)• Research

– Zoho Notebook– OneNote Notebooks

• Lab reports and WikiBooks• Shared Google Docs (writing and

presentations) or iEtherpad.com• Reading Assignments (Diigo)• Blogs (Mittler)• Quizzes

Peer/Self/Metacognitive

• Creative Writing (examples)• Frederick Douglas Presentations• Blog Reflections

Portfolios

Other Sites

• Quia• Kubbu• ESL Video• Exam Professor• MyStudiyo

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