Tips & Tools for Assessing Student Learning Part 2

Tips & Tools for Assessing Student Learning

Part 2Presented by

EdTech & CERTI

Objectives &

Teaching

Assessment &

Learning

How do we bridge the gap?

write down a learning objective of your own and explain how you would measure that it has been met.

Please take a couple of minutes to…

What is a learning objective?

A learning objective is a statement that clearly describes what a learner will be able to do at the end of the lesson (unit/chapter/module).

Learning Objective or

Course Goal?

Objectives1. Become familiar with learning

objectives and why they are important.2. Be able to use an online tool to write

learning objectives.3. Understand the difference between

vague learning objectives and specific measureable ones.

4. Learn some Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS).

How will we know the objectives for this session are met?

Objectives

1. Become familiar with learning objectives and why they are important.

2. Be able to use an online tool to write learning objectives.

3. Understand the difference between vague learning objectives and specific measureable ones.

4. Learn some Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS).

How might this objective be improved?

1. Become familiar with learning objectives and why they are important.

Revised Objective

1. Define learning objectives.2. Defend why learning objectives are

important to a colleague who thinks they are just educational jargon.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to…

Condition

Audience

Behavior

Improve this objective.

3. Be able to use an online tool to write learning objectives.

Revised Objectives continued

3. Utilize resources (people, handouts, or online) to write or improve learning objectives.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to…

Condition

Audience

Behavior

How might this objective be improved?

4. Understand the difference between vague learning objectives and specific measureable ones.

Revised Objectives continued

4. Transform a vague learning objective into a specific measurable one.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to…

Condition

Audience

Behavior

How might this objective be improved?

5. Learn some Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS).

Revised Objectives continued

5. List at least 3 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) and the benefits in using them.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to…

Condition

Audience

Behavior

Why is it important to write learning objectives?

Value of Learning Objectives

• Instructors know exactly what they are attempting to do.

• Learners know exactly what is expected of them.

• Learning objectives (LO) provide a focus.• LO allow evaluation of learner performance.• LO provide a means of effective planning.

Review of Bloom’s Taxonomy

ABCD’s of Objectives

Audience Behavior (performance) Condition Degree (criteria)

Where is the A,B,C,D?

Given a list of appropriate verbs, the learner will be able to write a learning objective with a clearly stated action.

Using a French knife, the learner will dice an onion into ½ inch pieces.

Revise your own objective

• Share with a partner.• If time, try writing more objectives and

discuss.• How did you change your original objective?• How did using “ABCD” help in revising or

writing your objective?• What learning domain(s) does your

objective fall under?

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)

Characteristics of CATs

• Typically not graded• Almost always anonymous• Formative assessment• Immediate feedback • Mutually beneficial• Ongoing• Inform teaching and learning

Resources• New version of Bloom’s Cognitive Taxono

my Circle • Objective Builder and Bloom’s video• Andrew Church’s Digital Taxonomy• Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide• Classroom Assessment Techniques: A

Handbook for College Teachers, Angelo & Cross (may be checked out from CERTI)