Assessment Strategies and Tools for Learning
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Course Description
This course, ‘Assessment Strategies and Tools for Learning’, is developed for beginner teachers to be able to use assessment techniques. Assessment can be defined as measuring students’ learning progress during and after a lesson, course or programme. Conducting assessment helps teachers to be able to evaluate their own teaching strategies and improve the learning experiences of their students. This course covers the following modules:
Module 1: Closed and open assessments
1.1. Revisiting different assessments
1.2. Closed assessment
1.3. Open assessment
Module 2: Designing assessment
2.1. Why and when to assess
2.2. A balance of assessment
2.3. Differentiating assessment
Module 3: Marking assessment
3.1. Developing rubrics
Key terms
Assessment techniques, closed assessment, open assessment, subjective, objective, rubric, assessment strategies, assessment for learning, assessment of learning, assessment as learning, criteria, expected outcomes, learning objectives, diagnostic, formative, summative, peer assessment, monitor, evaluate, and questioning
Course Objectives
This course helps you to identify various assessment strategies and to practice assessment techniques in your lessons so that you will be able to identify ways to assess students’ progress and evaluate your choice of teaching strategies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to
- Define closed assessment;
- Define open assessment;
- Distinguish between open and closed assessment;
- Demonstrate ways to apply closed and open assessments;
- Describe why and when teachers need to assess their students;
- Differentiate between assessment strategies;
- Recognize why a balanced use of varied assessment types is beneficial;
- Explain what marking assessment is;
- Explain rubrics and criteria; and
- Describe required considerations when developing rubric.
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Lectures
Introduction
Module 1. Closed and Open Assessments
Module 1 Expected Learning Outcomes and Competencies Gained
1.1. Revisiting different assessments
1.2. Closed assessment
Module 1.2 - Continued
In Practice Activity for Module 1.2.
1.3. Open assessment
In Practice Activity 1 for Module 1.3.
In Practice Activity 2 for Module 1.3.
In Practice Activity 3 for Module 1.3.
Quiz for Module 1.3.
Module 1 Summary
Module 2. Designing Assessment
Module 2 Expected Learning Outcomes and Competencies Gained
Stop and Reflect Activity for Module 2
2.1. Why and when to assess
Video Lesson for Module 2.1.
Types of assessment at the stages of teaching
In Practice Activity for Module 2.1.
2.2. A balance of assessments
Additional considerations for assessment
In Practice Activity for Module 2.2.
2.3. Differentiating assessment
In Practice Activity for Module 2.3.
Quiz for Module 2.3.
Module 2 Summary
Module 3. Marking Assessment
Judgment-based assessment
Module 3 Expected Learning Outcomes and Competencies Gained
Stop and Reflect Activity for Module 3
3.1. Developing rubrics
Elements of an assessment rubric
Example of an assessment rubric
In Practice Activity for Module 3.1.
Module 3 Summary
Summary
Final Reflection
Course Summary
Further reading/Additional resources
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