Multiple forms of evalation show the instructor who has mastered the course.
In my (high school) course we start with a pretest to judge which units will need more or less time to teach. That same pretest is used aa a midterm benchmark, and finally as a posttest that shows us how prepared for state testing the student may be. I am pondering creating pre- and post-tests for each unit. This will help with differentiation as well-- students who have more knowledge can proceed to different projects or activities while those with signifacant gaps can resolve them without it being apparent to their classmates that they needed the extra work.
It will take more than one kind of tool to effectively evaluate a course.
No one tool will allow me to close the loop in evaluating and revising my course.
Multiple ways of evaluating students
Closing the loop requires that output feeds back to change the system's input - thus, the course evaluation via multiple methods provide ideas for strong course revision and improvement that will lead to better student learning.
I think the tools offered here ill be extremely helpful to evaluate student performance.
mutiplw evaluation tools will also help the teacher with their teaching techniques/style
I have used student feedback and personal ideas to review my courses, as well as institutional guidelines. Peer reviews are a method of evaluation U have not used and want to use more in the future
It is important to have multiples evaluations. These will help to improve the students learning experience and to hel[p improve the teaching and assessemnt process.
I like using portfolios because it is a way to determine what students think is important regarding learning in the course.
It is important to make sure you receive feedback from all stakeholders.
It is important to revise your course to optimize student participation and success.
It is important to evaluate your course for effectiveness. There are multiple ways to do this. We want to "close the loop" and ensure that assessment guides instruction and instruction lends itself to assessment.
I learned that you must be familair with the process to revise a course. There are mulitple things involved in revising a course. You need input from all stakeholders. You must take inconsideration the feedback from students, peer to peer evaluations, exams, and rubrics information.
I always evalaute my course at the end of the year and look at what works and doesn't, but I do not do so in a very calculated way. It's more a mind reflection. I like the idea of using more concrete methods for self evalluation coupled with the student feedback which I also do already.
The comment about students aren't the best source of data for determining course content and design should be in bold letters on a screen by itself. I see to many institutions putting disproportionate weight on student evaluations. The students may have a sense of what they want to learn or think they should learn that may not have any basis in reality. Multiple data sources are important for driving curriculum development and should be part of an ever evolving curriculum.
Our program utilizes input from the industry we serve and peer review as the driving force for curriculum development. Student job placement and success in their transition to the work force is also important.
evaluating your coarse will be based on how well students did and letting peers evaluate your coarse as well
I will need to continuously review and reflect on the courses that I teach and include multiple sources and types of evaluations. It will also be important for me to keep up with changes in technology.
It takes more than type of evaluation to assess your course. It is very important to get these evaulations so that you are able to make your course better for online learning for your students.
