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Improve your Teaching
by Assessing Student Learning During Every Class
SessionAMATYC ConferenceAnaheim, California
October/November 2013Dr. Kim Tsai [email protected]
CATS:
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
THOMAS A. ANGELO
& K. PATRICIA
CROSS
WHAT IS “CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT”?
“Classroom Assessment helps individual college teachers obtain
useful feedback on what, how much and how well their students are
learning. Faculty can then use this information
to refocus their teaching to help students
make their learning more efficient and more effective.”
Angelo & Cross, page 3
WHAT IS “CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT”?
How will it improve student learning if mathematics faculty monitor student learning throughout the semester?
How much of this monitoring is enough monitoring?
What is the Purpose of each of the following assessments: Module/Unit Exams (3-6 per semester) Weekly, Graded Quiz By-Weekly, Graded Quiz
WHAT IS “CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT”?
An approach designed to help teachers find out what students are learning and how well they are learning it.
Learner-Centered Teacher-Directed Mutually Beneficial Formative Context –Specific Ongoing Rooted in Good Teaching PracticeAngelo & Cross, pages 4-6
WHAT IS “CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT”?
CATs are simple tools for collecting data on
student learning in order to improve it.
Angelo & Cross, page 25
WHAT IS “CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT”?
CATs are NOT graded, nor are they intended to
replace traditional means of evaluation.
WHY SHOULD I USE CATS?
Fewer “surprises” at Midterm and Final…or even at the time of a unit test!
Gives students the opportunity to improve before a graded assignment, such as a test or exam.
Improves rapport with students.
HOW DO I USE CATS?
Plan What do you want to assess? Choose a CAT that provides this feedback, is
consistent with your teaching style, and can be easily implemented in your class.
Implement Explain the purpose of the activity to students,
then conduct it. Respond
After class, review the results and decide what changes, if any, to make.
Let your students know what you learned from the CAT and how you will use this information.
HOW DO I USE CATS?
Close the Loop!
TIPS FOR SUCCESS USING CATS
If a CAT doesn’t appeal to your intuition and professional judgment, don't use it.
Don't ask your students to do a CAT you haven't tried on yourself.
Allow for more time than you think you will need
CLOSE THE LOOP - Let students know what you learn from their feedback and how you and they can use that information to improve learning.
BEWARE…SOMETIMES IT’S LIKE HERDING CATS!
Sometimes it is like Herding Cats!
SOME EXAMPLES
DIRECTED PARAPHRASING
In 1-3 clear, concise sentences, please write your definition of _______________, or at least what you think it should be. Construct a definition that would make sense to your fellow students regardless of their academic major.
DIRECTED PARAPHRASING
In 1-3 clear, concise sentences, please write your definition of _______________.
Ideas to Fill in the Blank?
MUDDIEST POINT
What has been the "muddiest" point so far in this session?
That is, what topic remains the least clear to you?
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MUDDIEST POINT
What has been the "muddiest" point so far in this session?
That is, what topic remains the least clear to you?
Ideas on how
to use this?
MINUTE PAPER 1. What are the two [three, four, five] most
significant [central, useful, meaningful, surprising, disturbing] things you have learned during this session?
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2. What question(s) remain uppermost in your mind?____________________________________________
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TRANSFER & APPLY
Write some intriguing ideas, techniques, strategies, and tactics from this session.___________________________________________________
Write a related application problem. ____________________________________________________________________
CHAIN NOTES
Students pass around an envelope on which the teacher has written one question about the class. When the envelope reaches a student he/she spends a moment to respond to the
question and then places the response in the envelope.
PLUS / MINUS
Ask student to divide a paper into two columns (+ / -). Plus means that students believe something worked well and helped them learn and minus describes how students would make changes to improve their learning.
Pluses and minuses can address class activities, instructor performance, texts, and classroom environment.
I LEARN BEST WHEN . . .
Ask students the following questions The most effective thing we have done in
this class that helps me learn is . . . The least effective thing we have done in
this class which keeps me from learning is . . .
One thing I wish you would change . . . List three things that other teachers have
done that really helped me learn more
