Assessment Plan | Origin: EL103
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Teaching Online: A Student-Centered Approach --> Assessment Plan
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I learned that assessment is meant to help students grow, not just give them a grade. I better understand the difference between formative and summative assessment and why both are important in an online class. I also learned that rubrics help make expectations clear and feedback more fair and useful.
I learned that assessment should support learning, not just measure it. This topic helped me better understand the difference between formative and summative assessment and the importance of using both in an online course. I also learned that rubrics are essential for creating transparency, consistency, and meaningful feedback. In addition, self-assessment and peer assessment can help students reflect on their work, improve quality, and take more ownership of their learning.
I plan to apply this by including more formative checks, using clear rubrics for assignments, and giving feedback that is specific, positive, and connected to learning objectives. One important takeaway for me is that feedback should guide improvement, not only justify a grade.
Provide timely feedback that is constructive but friendly.
Understanding how to assess an assignment is essential to student success. Planning an assignment requires understanding the learning objectives which helps inform how to build a rubric.
Formative assessments seem especially helpful for reinforcing student knowledge and encouraging reflection at the end of a lesson or full day of learning. The 'muddiest' question tyle of assessment would help students reflect on where they need clarification, and allow the teacher to gain valuable feedback if there are any trends in confusion.
Be sure to use both formative (while you are learning), and summative (at the end of learning) assessments. Make sure your feedback is positive but constructive and useful. Don't make to long.
Feedback needs to have a positive tone
meaningful feedback is supportive and direct
First, there should be several types of assessment, both summative and formative. Both give you feedback about not only what the student is learning, but how you are teaching it. Feedback on assessments is just as important as it emphasizes what the student did right, or what they can work on. A good example of this is a rubric.
Assessment should be summative and formative.
Providing effective feedback is crucial to student learning. Students need to understand how to improve and fix their mistakes for the next time.
Relating the feedback to the course objectives will benefit the student in understanding why he/she has the grade they have and see the benefit of learning the material.
The importance of feedback
Providing individual feedback is important to ensure success
Meaningful feedback offers students information that can allow for increased knowledge and skill.
I think that the most valuable element of this module was the emphasis on substantive, meaningful feedback vs. generic feedback.
Finding meaningful ways to communicate student progress and providing valuable feedback is critical to student success.
Intentional, meaningful feedback is a strong indicator of student success.
Meaningful feedback, presented in different mediums can enhance the learning experience for students.
