PBL, CBI, and CALL: Approaches to assessment

CALL-IS Academic Session
Project-Based Learning (PBL): Pedagogical Possibilities for Online, Mobile, and
Blended Learning
PBL, CBI, and CALL: Approaches to
assessment
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
cbauer-ramazani@smcvt.edu
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
URL for the 5 panel presentations: http://bit.ly/PBL-2016

Assessment in PBL & CBI
1. Monitoring, immediate & constructive
feedback – formative assessment
2. Differentiation in assessment:
• achievement in language skills
• achievement in content/subject matter
3. Assessment of receptive & productive skills:
verbal & non-verbal responses
4. Project & team evaluation – summative
assessment

Formative assessment in PBL & CBI
1. Regular checks
2. Reflection
3. Adjustments
4. Critique and Revision
• Self- / peer / teacher reviews and critiques
• Development of instructions and protocol for
conducting peer reviews and giving feedback
• Modeling “Be specific, helpful, and kind.”

Summative Assessment
Student learning must be criterion-referenced.
• Criteria based on the learning outcomes / transparent
• Individual performance / team performance
• Criteria of evaluation for a team-created product must
include
oContent knowledge and conceptual understanding
oCritical thinking and problem- solving
oCollaboration
oSelf-management skills
oLanguage skills
 Oral production: syntax, vocabulary, pronunciation,
suprasegmentals, fluency
 Written production: syntax, vocabulary, fluency

Examples of
Formative & Summative Assessment

Example: Project Rubric
Newscast Project: Team _____________________________
Criteria Ratings Comments
Storyboards were developed effectively. 1 2 3 4 5
Newscast was prepared and practiced effectively. 1 2 3 4 5
The team worked together effectively. 1 2 3 4 5
The newscast was delivered with good eye contact; the
speakers used notes effectively.
1 2 3 4 5
The newscast team used appropriate body language
(gestures, posture).
1 2 3 4 5
Vocabulary: The newscast showed use of accurate word
choice and word forms.
1 2 3 4 5
Sentence Structure/Grammar: The newscast showed use of
accurate sentence structure and sentence-level grammar
(endings).
1 2 3 4 5
The team was easy to understand and spoke with accurate
and appropriate pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
1 2 3 4 5
The newscast was delivered in a manner that kept the
interest of the audience.
1 2 3 4 5
The newscast was authentic in setting and delivery. 1 2 3 4 5
Total Points: 50 Your points: / 50 =
Performance Inventory -- Legend
1 The Newscast Project does not include the
targeted item, or the targeted item is
illegible/incomprehensible.
2 The Newscast Project begins to include
the targeted item, sometimes
appropriately but often not; written
communication or spoken communication
is often unclear because of vocabulary
and/or grammar.
3 The Newscast Project includes several
targeted items, sometimes inconsistently or
inappropriately; written or spoken
communication is sometimes unclear
because of vocabulary and/or grammar.
4 The Newscast Project includes almost all
targeted items; written or spoken
communication is generally clear but not
yet fluent; the Newscast Project meets
expected performance.
5 The Newscast Project includes all
targeted items; written or spoken
communication is clear and fluent;
the Newscast Project exceeds
expected performance.

Leveraging Technology to Support PBL
Phase 1: Project
Launch
Phase 2: Building
Schemata through
scaffolding
Phase 3: Developing,
critiquing, revising /
Formative Assessment
Phase 4: Presenting /
Summative Assessment
Sparking interest through
video clips, photos
TED Talks
TED Studies
TED Talks Education ()
TED Ed Lessons Worth
Sharing
(See also various TED
You Tube channels)
TeacherTube
SchoolTube (for K-12)
guest speakers on different
topics
Google+ Hangout
Skype
Zoom (for mobile
devices/laptops)
Skype in the
Classroom
T and Ss curating and
sharing content
through
Evernote
Google Drive
Edmodo
PBWorks
EduHub
Surveys
Google Forms
PollEverywhere
Class web sites /
Wikis
Edmodo
PBWorks
EduHub
Collaboration
Google Drive
Skitch
Edmodo
PBWorks EduHub
Trello boards
Developing content
Charts
Glogster
Lucidchart for Education
FlowingData
Storyboards
Google Drive
Reflections
Blogger
EduBlogs
Weebly
Edmodo
PBWorks EduHub
Padlet for posting reflections,
photos, exit tickets, etc.
Google Drive
Google Forms
Edmodo
PBWorks EduHub
Interactive media posters
Glogster
Screencasting Tools
Jing
Screencast-O-Matic
Class web sites / Wikis
Edmodo
PBWorks EduHub
Rubrics
TeAchnology
RubiStar
Google Forms
Google Docs
Google Sheets

Team Evaluations
Suggestion for having students
evaluate each other’s
contributions:
Students
• grade the final project according to
the rubric aligned with the learning
outcomes.
• develop an anonymous way or
instrument for team members to
grade each other’s contribution
(in %) to the project.
• calculate the overall percentage of
each team member’s contribution
and multiply it by the final project
grade.
EX: a group of 4; the percent of
contribution allocated to each
member must equal 100% in total.
Calculation of grade for Team
Member 1
Self-assessment of contribution by
Team Member 1
25%
Contribution % reported by Team
Member 2
20
Member 3
20
Member 4
20
Total contribution of team member 1
as assessed by the team
85%
Group project grade as determined by
the rubric
95%
Final grade: 85 x .95 = 81% B-

SUMMARY: Advantages of PBL, CBI,
CALL
1. Increased transfer of knowledge,
2. Increased retention
3. Increased motivation
4. Increased student engagement through
• Collaboration, voice & choice, some degree of
autonomy
5. Impact on other stakeholders
6. Opportunities for sustained learning and
engagement outside of class through blended
learning activities and the flipped classroom

SUMMARY: Challenges/limitations
of PBL, CBI, CALL
Many variables can affect the outcome: the teacher,
the project design, the implementation
1. The T’s experience in using PBL
2. The content coverage
3. The coordination with standards/learning outcomes
4. Scheduling/time management/time use
5. Amount of time spent on learning/practicing
technology used for the project (learn before project
launch)
6. Assessment
7. Teamwork and team management

Good luck with PBL
and thank you!
URL for the 5 panel presentations: http://bit.ly/PBL-2016
CALL-IS Academic Session Panel members:
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
Christine Sabieh
Sandy Wagner
Elliott Casal
Christel Broady

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