Blended Assessment Authentic Technology-Driven Strategies in
Student Assessment
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Linda Orozco, Ph.D. Professor, Educational Leadership
California State University, Fullerton President, Leadership
Innovation
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Guiding Questions How can instructors develop authentic
assessment techniques to enhance student learning utilizing the
power of information and communication technology? How are new
technologies inspiring innovative assessment practices to create
student-driven learning, enhance critical thinking, and life-long
learning?
Authentic Assessment "...Engaging and worthy problems or
questions of importance, in which students must use knowledge to
fashion performances effectively and creatively. The tasks are
either replicas of or analogous to the kinds of problems faced by
adult citizens and consumers or professionals in the field"
-Wiggins, 1993, p. 229
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Authentic Assessment from intellectual understanding to
enactment in practice -Kennedy, 1999
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Seven (7) Characteristics of Authentic Assessment 1.Examines
student performance in real life on the worthy intellectual tasks
desired 2.Integrates multiple levels of knowledge and skills that
mirror the priorities and challenges found in the real world &
professional practice 3.Utilizes ill-structured challenges that
help students rehearse for the complex ambiguities of professional
life 4.Requires students to craft & make visible polished,
thorough and justifiable answers, performances or products
5.Requires students to demonstrate measures of judgment 6.Evaluates
assessment evidence with relevant expertise against criteria that
matter for performance in the field 7.Includes student reflection
& self-evaluation of performance
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Benefits of Authentic Assessment 1.Students are more active in
the assessment process 2.Reduced test anxiety and enhancing
self-esteem 3.Effective with students from various cultural
backgrounds, learning styles, and academic ability 4.Authentic
assessment tasks are more interesting and reflective of daily life
5.Creates a positive attitude toward school and learning
6.Authentic assessment requires a shift to teaching in a more
student- centered environment 7.Faculty must be more active in
authentic assessment which assures that the evaluation process will
align with course goals and objectives 8.Authentic assessment
provides valuable information to the teacher on student progress as
well as the success of instruction 9.Students understand the
relevancy of authentic assessments rather than the abstract grades
on quizzes, term papers, and finals
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The person who has had a bull by the tail once, has learned 60
or 70 times as much as a person who hasnt. -Mark Twain
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Faculty & Technology in the Classroom Changing assessment
practices from traditional to authentic using technology requires
knowledge, creativity, and courage on the part of faculty. Using
technology in front of, and in combination with, students involves
even a larger risk on the part of faculty. (For example, students
are usually more familiar with the technology than faculty; it is
difficult for faculty to keep pace with new updates of existing
technology/software or new technologies themselves. The fear of
operator-error or technology malfunction is never far from the mind
of an instructor. Technologies have been narrowly applied for their
original purpose, with little creative thought considered to any
expanded uses. There is little to no support from
universities/colleges for faculty to shift some assessments to
technology delivery. Junior faculty hesitate using technology in
the classroom, as tenure and promotion decisions do not encourage
nor necessarily reward it. Finally, there appears little support,
encouragement, mentoring or modeling to infuse authentic assessment
practices with technology.
Benefits of Blended Assessment Higher student motivation
Personalizes the learning experience for all students Increases
critical thinking and supports inquiry-based learning Provides
immediate and complex student feedback to faculty Illustrates
individual student needs to allow instructors to adapt instruction
Faculty focused on high level activities such as critical thinking,
assessment analysis instead of low value, manual tasks Student
assessment data can be used to support faculty by informing their
professional development efforts Fosters an environment of
collective learning excellence
Email Request for data or information Well organized directions
or information written with clarity for external audience
Communications to clients, staff, community Communications with
guest experts in the field Guest experts to evaluate student emails
communications Response to supervisor, subordinate, other Email
responding to a prompt Email response to a problem, issue,
complaint
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PowerPoint Prepare and deliver to authentic audience Prepare
and deliver to authentic audience virtually
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Video Showcasing worksite, programs or jobs/responsibilities
Role-playing Job shadowing Interview with practitioners or leaders
in the field Examples or demonstrations of critical issues or
conflict Professional development
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Video VIDEO REMOVED TO POST ONLINE
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YouTube YouTube is a video sharing website, created by three
former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can
upload, share and view videos. Commentary/critique on existing
videos Post videos
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Blog A blog is an abbreviated term for web log. It is
text-based, and is an ongoing chronicle of information, comments
and commentary. Blog information is displayed in reverse
chronological order -most recent information first.
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Blog
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Leading a discussion topic Responses to a prompt Data
collections Shared reflections Posing a professional challenge and
inviting collaborative solutions Progressive questions/answers from
text in class Blog host- guest expert Peer review and critiques
Announcements Reports
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Blog
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Podcast A podcast is audio content made available to users on
the Internet. Listeners can use their computers, and/or other
devices including iPods and MP3 players. Listeners can access the
audio content at times most convenient to their schedules.
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Podcasting
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Podcast Audio communication to clients, staff and community
Standard messages, directions or welcome announcements Short staff
development audio trainings Audio summary of procedures, new laws,
or new information
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Conference Call or Audio Conference Conference calls or audio
conferences allow a number of people to share a single telephone
line. Much like telephone party lines over 50 years ago, conference
calls allow synchronous audio communications from a number of
participants. Popular in business and medicine, conference calls
are used for professional development and communications without
incurring travel costs.
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Conference Call or Audio Conference Invite, introduce, provide
background information, and host guest speakers Set agendas and
chair simulated meetings Lead team activity or project Simulate
calls to clients, vendors, colleagues, or community members on key
issues Simulate to calls to superiors regarding difficult topics
Guest experts as speakers and/or reviewers Interview experts in the
field
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Web/Video Conference Web or videoconferencing allows
synchronous communication with both voice and video data. This
advanced technology is available free for computer users with
access to a microphone, video camera, and Internet.
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Web/Video Conference Conduct a personnel interview Conduct team
collaboration across two work sites Host a remote guest speaker
Interview a leader in a remote location Be a guest speaker via web
conferencing Guest experts to evaluate student role- playing live
in-class
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Webpage/Website Creating a webpage or a website for a simulated
job, project, or professional activity provides candidates an
excellent opportunity for authentic assessment. A number of free
Internet sites will provide students with electronic space.
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Webpage/Website
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E-Portfolio With a wide range of authentic products created by
students, electronic portfolios provide the best option for
storage, editing, retrieval and sharing. Electronic portfolios can
be stored on CDs, as well as on Internet servers provided for such
a purpose.
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Internet Data-Mining of Primary Sources There is a wealth of
primary and raw data online from government agencies, to research
institution, to private agencies and organizations. This rich
virtual warehouse of resources provides a fertile learning
landscape for higher education students. Faculty can create
authentic assessment challenges for students to tap into these
resources, create reports and summaries, and critically analyze
data, etc.
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We learn to walk by stumbling. -Bulgarian proverb
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Linda Orozco, Ph.D. Professor, Educational Leadership
California State University, Fullerton President, Leadership
Innovation [email protected] USA Telephohe: (562) 368-4844
