1. HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE CLASS! TINA GILSON HE 527
ASSESSING STUDENTS LEARNING ONLINE INSTRUCTOR: DR. LUCAS
2. INTRODUCTION Describe what an assessment is Discuss the two
type of assessments Describe what activities will be used to
evaluate the student Explain how grading will be used to determine
if the student has met course outcomes Reference: CarnegieMellon.
(n.d.) Whys & Hows of Assessment. Retrieved May 24, 2014, from
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html
UCONN. (n.d.) What is Assessment? Retrieved May 24, 2014, from
http://assessment.uconn.edu/what/index.html 3. DEFINING ASSESSMENT
The University of Connecticut defines assessment as the process of
gathering and discussing information from multiple and diverse
sources in order to develop a deep understanding of what students
know, understand, and can do with their knowledge as a result of
their educational experience. Simply put, an assessment is the
teachers way to determine if a student has met learning objectives
and course outcomes through evaluation of certain activities. 4.
TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS 5.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) discusses
the difference between formative and summative. CMU describes
formative assessments as those used to monitor student learning to
provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve
their teaching and by students to improve their learning. 6.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT This is not an all-inclusive list of
activities: Case studies Group discussion and activities Quizzes
Written assessments Research projects Wikis Blogs NOTE: To
determination if an activity is formative or not is by how it is
used 7. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Key Elements: Leaner-centered or
student-centered Feedback from instructor fellow students 8.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT When you are summatively assessed it is to
determine if you have met the outcome of each module or the course.
Summative activities can take place throughout the course or can be
utilized as an end of course assessment. This all depends on how
the instructor wants to use them. Specific activities are similar
to those used for formative but it is all dependent on how they are
used. 9. GRADING ASSESSMENTS Grading: A rubric compares a students
work to a set of objectives Measured based off of your level of
comprehension and application of the work. The student will be
given a grade based off of a set of points that is awarded based
off of how well or not the student meets those objectives. 10.
SUMMARY What an assessment is Discuss the two type of assessments
Describe the activities used to evaluate the student Explain how
students are graded to determine if course outcomes were met 11.
QUESTIONS?
