Overview of assessment of learning

1. Learner Evaluation
ISW
June, 2017

2. Remembering
A L I G N M E N T

3. • Explain why, when and
how to assess student
learning in a formal
educational setting in
your respective areas of
expertise.
Learning Outcomes

4. • Why…
• When…
• How…
… should we assess
students?
Evaluation / Assessment

5. • So students know if & what
they have learned.
• So instructors know if &
what students have
learned.
• To assign a grade.
Why?

6. Before - To determine existing
level of competence
During - To determine if learning
is occurring (“formative”)
After - To determine the extent
to which learning has
occurred (“summative”)
Not just at the end of the course!
When

7. How
• Case studies
• Projects
• Portfolios
• Written tests
• Oral presentations
• Demonstrations, using checklists
• Self/peer assessments
• Journals
• Wikis
Match assessment approach to learning
outcomes

8. How would you assess these?
• simplify a fraction
• assess the validity of an
article
• tune an engine
• produce a set of
architectural construction
drawings
• exemplify professionalism

9. In groups of two – Look at a course
outline and strategize ways in
which you could assess student
learning.
10 mins
Activity

10. Types of test items:
• Short-answer questions
• Long-answer questions
• Multiple choice questions
• Matching questions
• True/false questions
• Essays
• Group / individual projects
Test items