Assessment for Knowledge Building

5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Assessment for Knowledge BuildingKBTN Workshop5 May 2007CITE, HKU

KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT

5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Task 1- Learning more KF functions and Experiencing kb 1) Write on Knowledge Forum (Kf5.cite.hku.hk) (KBTN-schools) KBTN-workshops2) Work in pairs or threes - write questions on KF I need to understand What are some questions I have about assessment? About knowledge building? 3) How to use advance features like Reference, My Reader and Copy functions?In groups, mentees supported by mentors find one note or one thread of notes from their own database. Use copy and reference functions. Write a short note about these student notes.


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Different Views about Assessment


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*

Assessment for Learning ?

Knowledge building as one of the highest forms of Assessment for learning?


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Think about your Assessment

To Test or To Educate?

Assessment OF Learning or Assessment For Learning ?

Or Both


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Summative & FormativeSummativeOften carried out end of term/yearTo measure attainment; to rankFormativeCarried out continually & regularly during learningTo find out what students know; to inform teaching


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Products and ProcessesProducts Finished products, marks, grades, essaysProcesses How students arrive at the answers (e.g., drafts, reflection)

QuantitativeAggregate of marks or pointsAccumulation of bits of knowledgeQualitativeSimple to more complex levels of understandingOpen-ended Tasks for understanding


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Single to Multiple Abilities

Single DimensionsAssessment (i.e., tests) award only those who can get correct answers Multiple abilitiesAre there ways to assess students with different abilities


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Alignment of Learning, Assessment, and Collaboration

Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning

Assessing individual and collective aspects of learning

Assessing collaborative process and knowledge products


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Classroom Examples


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*How to assess online-discussion?Quantitative methodsQualitative methods


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Use of the Analytic Toolkit & Applets Assessment Tools


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Participation Score using Analytic Toolkit available at http://analysis.ikit.org


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Applets Assessment Tools


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: Note CreatedSchool A (N:20) 258 notes

School B (N:26) 415 notesSchool C (N:40)580 notes


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: Build on NoteSchool A (N:20)194 notes (58%)

School B (N:26)325 notes (78%)School C (N:40)514 notes (89%)


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: Note ReadingSchool A (N:20)Density: 57.89%

School B (N:26)Density:64.61%School C (N:40)Density:88.65%


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: Writing Build-on NoteSchool A (N:20)Density:29.47%



5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: ReferenceSchool A (N:20)Density:0%



5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Social Network: WritingSchool A (N:44)Word Diversity: 106Average note created: 13

School B (N:26)Word Diversity: 364Average note created: 16School C (N:40)Word Diversity: 610Average note created: 23


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Question to think: What do these information show about the students learning?

School Note CreatedBuild on NoteSNA Reading %SNA Build on %SNA Referencing %Note per studentWord DiversityA258194 (58%)5829013106B415325 (78%)6522116364C580514 (89%)8930623610


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Hands on the AppletLogon to your database:http://kf5.cite.hku.hkhttp://www1.ccckeito.edu.hk


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Learning Diary


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*What is Learning Journal?A piece of writing which record thoughts and insights about students own learning experience. Encourages students to:review and consolidate learning, evaluate performance, plan future learning based on past learning experience. Empower students to take charge of their own learning, and to develop into independent life long learners.


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Learning Diary viewStudents can gain a clearer overview of their learning progress.Personal space for them to keep records of their own ideas and thoughts.Which these thoughts are useful for themselves to come up with solutions and novel approaches to get around problems encountered in their course of learning.


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Diary ExampleStudents will understand and appreciate the importance self-evaluation in the role of improving oneself.


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Designing a Reflective Learning Journal Structured effective for helping your students to realize their problemsUnstructured some generic prompting questions provide students the greatest freedom to ponder upon things that had the greatest personal significance


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Instruction Example


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*More Dairy Examples


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Summary note


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5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Group Review


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*How to conduct group review?Instructions:Write a summary note about topic X with reference to at least 5 of your classmates kf note. You need to use the Reference, My Reader and Copy functionsPrompting QuestionsWhat have you learnt about topic X?Why the referenced notes are important to your understanding of topic X?


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Use of Rubric Self assessing kf notesSelf assessing kf notes

LSS_rating_ws_questions.doc


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Use of Rubric Self assessing kf notes


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Electronic Portfolio 10 minsSelect the BEST cluster/group of notes from any of the Knowledge Forum views

Write a summary for the selected note clusterexplain the reasons for choosing that particular cluster of notes or the strengths of those notes

need to organise the content of the portfolio note so as to help reader to understand your work better. For examples, give a theme of the selected note and state which principle(s) can be recognised in the note.

Example: http://builder.ikit.org/view?DB=RC3CGEO%5F2006&ViewID=39784


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*KB Principles


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Portfolio noteReferencing others KF notesPortfolio Scaffolds


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Figure 2 A group portfolio note illustrating a knowledge building principle and collective knowledge advances1. Evaluation of Depth of InquiryDepth of Inquiry & Explanation Rating Schemes


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Figure 2 A group portfolio note illustrating a knowledge building principle and collective knowledge advances (contd)2. Evaluation of Collective Advances using knowledge building principlesDescriptorsEvidence


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Figure 2 A group portfolio note illustrating a knowledge building principle and collective knowledge advances (contd)3. Evaluation of Collective Advances using knowledge building principles and depth of inquiry rubrics


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Figure 2 A group portfolio note illustrating a knowledge building principle and collective knowledge advances (contd)4. Way Forward:


5 May 2007KBTN WORKSHOP ASSESSMENT*Group discussionHow would you deal with your students online discussion?


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