6. Characteristics of Learning Objectives:
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
Expressed in terms of the learner
Clarify faculty expectations for the lesson
Focused on improving student learning
Guide class activities, assignments, and exams (assessment alignment)
Informs how the student measures according to the learning objectives
Inform instructional effectiveness
7. • Students will be able to do + Action verb + Object
(Product/Process/Outcome) + Optional Modifier
(Performance Criteria)
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Intended
Student
Learning
Objectives
• A – Audience
• B – Behavior
• C – Condition
• D – Degree
ABCD Objective
Writing
Ways of Writing Objectives:
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
8. Teaching and Learning for Understanding (TfU)
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
• Make learning a long-term, thinking-centered
process.
• Provide rich ongoing assessment.
• Support learning with powerful
representations.
• Pay heed to developmental factors.
• Induct students into the discipline.
• Teach for transfer.
HOW CAN WE TEACH FOR UNDERSTANDING:
9. Teaching and Learning for Understanding
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
Questions you should ask?
What do you really want your students to understand?
What can you do to help your students build those
understandings?
What actions can your students take to help build their own
understandings?
How will you, and your students, know that they understand?
10. Summative and Formative Assessments
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
Pre-assessment
Pre-test
Inventory
KWL
Checklist
Observation
Self-evaluation
Questioning
Formative Assessment
Conference
Peer evaluation
Quiz
Journal Entry
Talkaround/Discussion
Portfolio Check
56 Examples of Formative
Assessment by David Wees
Summative Assessment
Unit Test
Performance Task
Product or Exhibit
Demonstration
Portfolio Review
Capstone Project
12. Cheesecake according to Objectives
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
• Sample behaviorTaxonomy Level
• List three cheesecake ingredientsKnowledge
• Match appropriate baking pan to baking methodComprehension
• Bake a cheesecakeApplication
• Analyze baking resultsAnalysis
• Develop new cheesecake recipeSynthesis
• Compare and contrast recipesEvaluation
• Create a new type of cheesecakeTfU
13. Doing the Alignment
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
• Prepare and bake the crustLesson 1-1
• Create custard fillingLesson 1-2
• Bake a cheesecake
• 1-4-1: Match the appropriate baking pan and method
Lesson 1-4
• Explain the cooling processLesson 1-5
• Appreciate the eating processLesson 1-6
Final Exam Example
14. Higher-Level Multiple Choice Questions
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
Transform
Question
Use Examples
Interpret Charts
and Graphs
Premise-choice
or Multi-logic
Thinking
Change the
Verb
Good Question
Writing
Tests for
Teaching
Analyze Result
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16. Presented by American Honors
Aligning Assessments with Objectives
Instructional Designer
Rachel Hudish
Instructional Designer
Shelley Johnson
tlcquestions@americanhonors.org
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Bembo
Bembo Bold
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