Asssessment: Philosophy and Practice
A quality assessment will give the instructor a good idea of not only how much content has been understood, but how well the student can apply the knowledge gained.
Bloom's Taxonomy and Marzano's hierarchy can be used as a framework to use in assessment of thinking and 21 Century Skills. My immediate goal is to incorporate one project based unit in each of my classes, beginning with my physics class. Introducing a problem to solve in a project that will move them through the require material and assess students in a more authentic manner will allow me to see if they can apply what they learn.
One struggle with assessment is time- it eats up quite a bit of class time. I plan to start introducing some on line quizzes in each class to be taken within time windows at the student's discretion. They will also have instant feed back and be able to brush up on any skills that need more work. To view an example of one such quiz view one I created in the course management system MOODLE. This course management system does not allow guests to take quizzes, so you will only be viewing the introductory page of this quiz. . However, I have created a slide show tour of the quiz with some explanation of how the Moodle assessment tool works.
Bloom's Taxonomy and Marzano's hierarchy can be used as a framework to use in assessment of thinking and 21 Century Skills. My immediate goal is to incorporate one project based unit in each of my classes, beginning with my physics class. Introducing a problem to solve in a project that will move them through the require material and assess students in a more authentic manner will allow me to see if they can apply what they learn.
One struggle with assessment is time- it eats up quite a bit of class time. I plan to start introducing some on line quizzes in each class to be taken within time windows at the student's discretion. They will also have instant feed back and be able to brush up on any skills that need more work. To view an example of one such quiz view one I created in the course management system MOODLE. This course management system does not allow guests to take quizzes, so you will only be viewing the introductory page of this quiz. . However, I have created a slide show tour of the quiz with some explanation of how the Moodle assessment tool works.