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1866.429.8889 | 1.954.429.8889 learn.examsoft.com
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Beverly Mindle, ExamSoft
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Our Foundation and Shared Mission
Unlock the power of exams to improve learning outcomes
Large Client-Base Trusted Platform
Refined Platform
740+
15 yearsMillions of exams99+% customer retention rate
43/50 - State Bar Exams
Large Bandwidth
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Over 60 Million data points capturedper year
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Benefits to Law
“With the student reports, we have the capability to give each student a personalized snap shot of what their strong or weak points are, so with their advisor they can work out a plan for their legal career that will best suit them as a professional.”
Ashley Closterman/ Faculty Support Coordinator – Vermont Law School
Law
Improve retention with personalized
student feedback Obtain direct evidence of student learning Create rubrics tagged back to learning
outcomes Tag assessment to specific competencies
on the Bar Exam Mimic the bar exam experience with every
assessment
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The Software
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Learning outcomes can now be measured and tracked across all major assessment types
Objective
Objective exams
Formative (review)
Quizzes
Assignments
Open book/take home
Placement exams
Subjective (Rubric)
Essays/Open Response
Presentations
Projects
Papers
Evaluations
Assessment: A comprehensive approach
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Categories
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Question Creation
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Tagging Categories to Questions
Defenses
Justification
Self-Defense
Necessity
Excuse
Duress
Unlawful Homicide
Unlawful Homicide
Defenses
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Rubrics
• Generate and document learning information
• Support accreditation
• Improve grading efficiency
• Improve grading consistency
• Make expectations understandable to students
• Provide students with valuable feedback
• Focus on learning objectives
Purpose built, for faculty, and designed by faculty, to address their everyday pedagogical and practical needs.
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Rubric Creation
Defenses
Justification
Self-Defense
Necessity
Excuse
Duress
Unlawful Homicide
Unlawful Homicide
Defenses
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Grade a Rubric
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Grade a Rubric
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Student Report
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Faculty Report
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Longitudinal
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Old-Style Curriculum Map
Course Learning
Outcome 1: Assault
Learning Outcome 2:
Battery
Learning Outcome 3:
F.I.
Learning Outcome 4:
Emotional Distress
Learning Outcome 5:Transferred
Totals
Torts x x x 3
Contracts x x x 3
Civil Procedure
x x 2
Property x x x x x 5
Criminal Law x x 2
Constitutional Law
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Shows learning outcome coverage, but not what students are actually learning.
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Evidence-Based Curriculum Map: Better, but incomplete
CourseBlooms:
Evaluating Blooms: Applying
Blooms: Understanding
Learning Outcome 1: Identify the
issues
Learning Outcome 2:
Determine the rule of law
Learning Outcome 3: Analyze the
case
Torts 85.7% (25) 75.02% (50) 88.3% (50) 96.2% (20)
Contracts 76.3% (60) 88.3% (40)
Civil Procedure 86.2% (70) 65.3% (90) 90.5% (60) 88.9% (60) 96.2% (30)
Property 81.3% (50) 95.6% (25)
Criminal Law 88.3% (20) 94.1% (60) 90.1% (60)
Constitutional Law
87.5% (15) 66.3% (50) 88.3% (50)
Totals 87.3% (130) 77.5% (160) 65.8% (140) 92.12% (185) 88.9% (220) 96.2% (50)
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