PT Skills Assessments Overview-10Sep10

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Presentation Title Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments Overview

Topic Comprehensive overview of Packet Tracer Skills Assessments and the currently available PT Practice SBAs for CCNA courses

Content Date Valid as of September 2010

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Cisco Packet TracerSkills Assessments Overview

September 2010


Contents

Packet Tracer Practice SBAs3

Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments 2

Networking Academy Assessments1

Administration, Resources, Support4

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Networking Academy Assessments


Innovative AssessmentsAssessments for 21st Century Learning

Research based design

Complex activities, simulations, and question based assessments

Comprehensive assessment and learning architecture

Rich feedback supporting students, instructors and curriculum

Data driven

Ongoing process and quality monitoring

Scalable, online delivery system available 24/7

Globally available and multilingual

Tools to enable instructors to create their own complex, performance based assessments


Inst

ruct

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Init

iate

d Summative Assessment

Hands-on Skills Based Assessments,

Final Exams, Midterms,

Packet Tracer

Formative Assessment,

Measure Understanding

Quizzes, Testlets, Drag ‘n Drop

Knowledge Flow

Stu

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t In

itia

ted

Knowledge Flow

Chapter Exams, Practice Finals

Flash Rich Media, Packet Tracer, Simulations,

Packet Tracer Skills Assessments

Formative Assessment, Performance-

Based

Packet Tracer, Labs, Simulations

Formative Assessment,

Measure Understanding

Formative Assessment, Performance-

Based

Innovative AssessmentsAssessment Framework

Cert Practice Exams


Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments


Students Learn By Doing Networking Academy uses teaching and assessment methods that

help students develop the skills needed to succeed in the classroom and on the job

We emphasize the hands-on, “e-doing” aspect of learning to re-enforce skills

Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments help students gain confidence that they can actually perform the tasks they have learned in their courses


Packet Tracer Skills Assessments Innovative New Assessment Offering

Authentic tasks, complex and performance based

Rich, immediate feedback

Online, centrally administered environment

Automatically scored and integrated with gradebook

Students practice in familiar simulation environment

Measures performance in addition to knowledge

Allows simultaneous testing for large numbers of students

Practice without accessing real equipment

Helps instill confidence in mastery of learned skills

21st century assessment integrated with networking technology curriculum



Packet Tracer Skills Assessments Filling in the Missing Pieces

Fixed Response

QuestionsPacket Tracer

Skills Assessments

FocusQuestions can pinpoint important knowledge and key ideas introduced in specific parts of the curriculum

Students demonstrate their skills and ability to apply concepts and knowledge learned by performing authentic, real-world tasks in a simulated environment

Automated Scoring

Question correctness is easy to score, record in gradebook, understand, and discuss

Packet Tracer allows the authoring of complex and sophisticated scoring rules to assess skills mastery and enable rich reporting

Rich FeedbackMultiple choice questions are tied to personalized feedback that is linked back to the curriculum

Detailed diagnostic feedback on strengths and weaknesses when solving complex problems available for both students and instructors

Alignment Variety of interactive and rich media formats provide multiple ways to help students learn

Students use same interface and experiences for learning as for performance assessment— embedded in one consistent learning experience


Packet Tracer Practice SBAs


Practice Assessments for CCNA Courses

PT Practice Skills Based Assessments (SBAs) are the first Packet Tracer Skills Assessments available

Each CCNA course has a final hands-on skills exam

Administered on real equipment in person, or on remotely-accessed equipment

Assess ability to apply knowledge and perform real skills to succeed in the workforce

PT Practice SBAs provide a technology-based solution to practice for the final hands-on exam

Available for all CCNA Discovery & CCNA Exploration courses

Help indicate a student’s readiness for final hands-on exam


Note: PT Practice SBAs were designed to practice for the final summative skills exams on real equipment, not to replace them


Benefits of Packet Tracer Practice SBAs

Provide students with a way to assess their performance and knowledge of networking concepts and skills

Assessment environment presents complex and authentic tasks, immediately scores the exams, and provides rich, detailed feedback integrated with the gradebook

Helps students and instructors identify areas that need improvement to increase student confidence, satisfaction, and success when preparing for the final hands-on skills exam


PT Practice SBA Exam Experience

Launch

1

Take Exam

2

Submit It

3

Automatically Scored

4

View Feedback

5



PT Practice SBA Detailed FeedbackHelps Students Identify Areas for Improvement

Proficiency Estimates Detailed Scoring Feedback



PT Practice SBA FeedbackAdditional Feedback for Instructors

Access Student Work Product Time Stamped Student Log



PT Practice SBA FeedbackAdditional Feedback for Instructors

View Activity View Proposed Solution



Administration, Resources and Support


PT Practice SBAs Available

CCNA Discovery Exam Name

Networking for Home and Small Businesses Dhomesb PT Practice SBA

Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP DsmbISP PT Practice SBA

Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise DRSEnt PT Practice SBA

Designing and Supporting Computer Networks DCompNtwk PT Practice SBA

CCNA Exploration Exam Name

Network Fundamentals Enetwork PT Practice SBA

Routing Protocols and Concepts Erouting PT Practice SBA

LAN Switching and Wireless Eswitching PT Practice SBA

Accessing the WAN EWAN PT Practice SBA

Note: PT Practice SBAs are available in English only but are available for use in non-English classes


Activating a PT Practice SBA

Default Value Comments

Login Period 1 hour Can be increased up to 14 days

Number of Exam Attempts

20 exam attempts Allows students to take exam as many times as needed to gain proficiency

Exam Duration 2 hoursCan be adjusted up or down as needed up to a maximum of 10 hours

Instructors activate an exam from the course Assessment Home page using the normal assessment activation process

Use the default activation settings or modify as needed


Software Requirements

We recommend using the latest version of Packet Tracer Log in to Academy Connection

Click the Packet Tracer image on the left side of your Home Page

Select Software Downloads then choose the appropriate download option

Required! Packet Tracer 5.2.1 or above & Java 1.6 or above

To obtain the latest Java versionDownload from www.java.com

To verify that your local computer has required softwareClick the PT Skills Assessment Environment Checker on your class home page


Resources for More Information


Packet Tracer Skills Assessment resources available on the Assessment page in

Course Catalog

At A Glance FAQ Overview Presentation PT Skills Assessment Environment

Checker

Additional instructor resources available on the Tools Page

PT Practice SBA Design Documents

PT Practice SBA Activity Files

If you have questions after reviewing the resources provided, please contact the Networking Academy

Global Support Desk for assistance


Instructor Support Available Instructors should report issues, errors,

or bugs through the Curriculum and Assessment Quality Support site

To access this site, log in to Academy Connection and click Help at the top of the page, then select Curriculum and Assessment Quality Support

Select the Contact Curriculum Team tab, provide as much detail as possible, and then click Submit


To collaborate with other instructors, join the Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments community discussion

To access the discussion board, log in to Academy Connection and click Forums & Chat under Resources, then select Instructor Community > Online Assessment > Cisco Packet Tracer Skills Assessments

