In this course I learned about ways to evaluate students more effectively.
Blooms taxonomy of cognitive objectives has 6 levels of increasing compexity. knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Assessment not only conferms student comprehensation but allows instructor to make corrections to presentations as need to further improve his/her presentation.
I liked learning about critical thinking applications and how to develop this skill. It is essential for nursing students to be able to critically think and I liked how this section broke down the process of critical thinking. I also like the information on values and ethics. That should be instilled in every class discussion. You will not go far in any career without values or ethics.
I learned the importance of making sure that the type of assessment used is actually and accurately measuring what has been learned. It provides valuable insight into whether students are learning and whether instructors are effectively teaching. I love the idea of using CATs in class for daily or near daily formative assessment. It also reminded me of the importance of teaching general education skills to develop future competent professionals who can be successful in their field of study.
The balance of assessemnts and forms of learining are an important balance.
I've learned about the value of assessment and providing a clear content & process so students can learn and translate their learning effectively on fieldwork.
Assessments are very important in finding out the level of skills and competencies the students are at and is a measure of finding out where they still need more learning support.
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives is a geat tool to use as an instructor to terach your course content to the students and also track their learning ability.
As teachers and instructors, we have an inherent obligation to assess student learning to ensure learning objectives are being met and to further refine and improve our teaching methods for improved delivery of classroom material.
Giving labs that are geared around the students ability, helps challenge them to move forward.
Great ideas to evaluate students and student learning.
Soft skills are partially developed through modeling and group work, and setting non-testable expectations like being on time to class, etc.
Active learning is an important part of assessing not only the student's progress but the instructors success.
Content and process, the two blades of a pari of scissors. Brilliant analogy.
I have found that in this environment student responses are not always rooted in ethics. Value is placed on a need for success sometimes rather than right or wrong. Not sure how to navigate this tight rope as the outcome is not always going to be success as deemed/needed.
Choosing the proper assessment methodology based on each need of your student is important to maximizing best use and understanding of information and being able to better relay information in a way that your students will maximize learning.
CATs are ways to quickly assess students' understanding of the information.
CAT looks to be a great tool to utilize. I will specifically implement minute papers.
There are many types of assessments. Instructors should understand what type of learners they have, and then come up with an assessment plan.
