three issues for effective development of curriculum & assessment

THREE ISSUES FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT

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REFLECT & Discuss

Outcomes vs. Objectives

Effective Outcomes & Objectives

Assessment Improvement

Framework

Outcomes vs. Objectives

Outcome vs.

Objective

Are the terms interchangeable?

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Learning OUTCOMEDemonstrate proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications.

• Focuses on student’s knowledge, skill or ability• Serves to define scope of course (5-8)• Is defined by a group• Allows a variety of assessment strategies

Learning OBJECTIVEGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy a MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

• Focuses on skill being taught• Serves to define a specific task (>> 5-8)• Is defined by faculty within their course• Alludes to a specific assessment method

The ISSUES

• Prescriptive curriculum• Institutional assessment unfocused• Blur of poor outcomes & objectives• Ineffective classroom assessment

Developing Effective

Outcomes & Objectives

Effective OUTCOMESDemonstrate proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications.

• Knowledge, skill or ability within discipline• Focus 5-8 outcomes on content of course• Frame potential objectives & assessment• Allow flexibility• Observable behavior

Bloom’s Taxonomy?

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Effective OBJECTIVESGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy a MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

• Observable & measureable behavior• Assessment method operationally defined• Four elements: Audience, Behavior, Condition

& Degree.

Effective OBJECTIVESGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy an MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

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Effective OBJECTIVESGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy an MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

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Effective OBJECTIVESGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy an MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

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Effective OBJECTIVESGiven plain text of an existing research paper with 3-5 references cited in the bibliography, students will be able to format with 80% accuracy an MS Word document according to MLA guidelines including all document specifications (margins, headers, footers, use of styles, tab stops etc).

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Assessment Improvement Framework

Improving Assessment

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ACTIVE Learning

Learners may, by design, cognitively influence the learning process.

COLLABORATIVE Learning

Learners are interdependent and reciprocally influence learning activities and outcomes.

AUTHENTIC Learning

Learners exhibit knowledge or perform a skill in a naturally occurring environment as possible.

A. stores files and data for later use

B. controls all of the peripherals

C. runs applications and is temporary memory

D. communicates with other networked computers

RAM in a computer ____.