Assessments are critical for understanding the students are understanding the material you are teaching.
through assessments you can identify areas where the students do not understand the material
Learning how to approach learning methods, based on assessments, insight, through objective and subjective reasoning helps you meet students where they are. This helps you mold their thinking to look at material though more than one vantage- point using critical thinking.
assessing students in different ways, during class and cumulatively at the end of the term, helps to gain a better picture of their understanding and application of skills
I found students regular assessments help students to see what areas they need to improve in.
How to use Bloom's Taxonomy in the class planning.
As an instructor, it's crucial to utilize communication skills to assess if students understand the material that is being taught.
Assesment is the tool to make sure students are understanding what you are teaching them.
It also helps you understand if the teaching methods your using are working
How students will have different learning paces and views and you need to adjust to make sure all of them are getting the knowledge they need.
By varying assessment types, you can evaluate if students actually know the material instead of simply repeating memorized answers.
The different assessment skills are handy and are great skills to apply within the classroom. Gave me new tools to use in my future classroom.
Assessing critical thinking, writing, communication, problem-solving, ethical reasoning, etc. are all important and some are more difficult to assess than others.. The assessment process may include different criterion, performance indicators, self-evaluation, etc.
It's good to know that good assessment starts with clarity: knowing exactly what skill or outcome I want to measure. Choosing the right format is key, and I need to make sure the task is fair, clear, and accessible for different learners.
Designing assessments by aligning them tightly with learning outcomes and giving students clear criteria so they understand what success looks like.
One thing I’m still thinking about is how to keep assessments valid while also meeting diverse learning needs.
There was a lot of good stuff in this section. At the end, evaluation of various categories was discussed. I especially liked the notion that your values drive what your ethics are.
This module is about evaluating student progress - both formative (at each stage along the way) and summative (at the end of the course). There are different methods for evaluating student growth - objective and subjective, both of which need to be valid, measurable, and reliable. Determining the correct method depends on the skills that need to be assessed. Are the skills to be assessed technical (like testing dental hygiene students on instrumentation) or critical thinking skills (problem solving, treatment planning, etc)? Feedback to students should be supportive and substantive - encouraging and meaningful.
Learned about general education assessment - assessing thinking, writing, values and attitudes, communication skills and problem solving. How to evaluate and assess performance.
Assess students understanding, evaluate teaching effectiveness, identify improvements, and determine what strategies worked or failed.
How to properly use communication skills and assessments. Such as whether students actually know the material vs can simply repeat it, and that assessments do not have to be time consuming.
How to assess how effective the instruction has been. Where improvements need to be made. What worked. What didn't.
From this module, I learned how important it is to connect theoretical concepts with real-world application, which strongly relates to the value of internships. Internships provide students with hands-on experience where they can apply classroom knowledge in practical settings, helping them better understand expectations and develop workplace skills. I intend to apply this by incorporating more real-world examples and encouraging students to seek internship opportunities, so they can bridge the gap between learning and professional practice.
