Post on 09-Mar-2016
description
the purpose & significance of
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stop counting
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performance
1 of 3
“Bad…”
We ask our students,
quite simply, to count fish.
the
The need for adifferent assessment
to equip institutions toimprove higher-order skills
by connectingteaching, learning, and assessment
through authentic,performance-based practices.
performance
2 of 3
performance
3 of 3
(a) William Shakespeare(b) John Updike
(c) Ernest Hemingway(d) None of the above
Rewards content regurgitationFails to gauge transferability
Contentknowledge
Contentskills
Generalknowledge
Generalskills
Contentknowledge
Contentknowledge
Contentskills
Generalknowledge
Generalskills
the
the
accountability
the
being the best
the
redefining “ready”
ready
employment
SO WHAT?
SO WHAT?
Academically adriftLimited learning on college campuses
Proportion of employers who say colleges should
place MORE emphasis than they do on selected
learning outcomes:
The ability to analyze and
solve complex
problems 64%
Proportion of employers who say colleges should place MORE emphasis than they do on selected
learning outcomes
•The ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing
•Critical thinking and analytic reasoning skills
•The ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings
•The ability to analyze and solve complex problems
89%
81%
79%
75%
AAC&U | 2008 | aacu.org/leap/public_opinion_research.cfm
ready
an evolving learning environment
transferrable skills:critical thinking
problem solvinglogical reasoning
cogent writing ability
The provision of transferrable skills
is as important asthe provision of
content.
ready
an unpredictable world
The top ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004. We
are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist,
using technologies that have not yet been invented in order
to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.
what is the
bias
small sample
quantitative reasoning
appropriate comparison
group
correlation vs. causation
incorrect (improper?) use of data
ability to filter
cla
moving beyondaccountability
Females
Males
Writing Ability
Problem Solving
48% 52% 40% 60% 32% 67% 48% 53%
a word on
make no mistake:
the clarecommendation is not
that 100 is “enough”but we understand
institutional limitations
limitations to 100
restricts potential analyses
more easily signals accountability
limitations to > 100
financial/staffsampling and
recruitment
c’s Census sampling
Course embedding
Creating a culture of assessment
Creativity
c’s Census sampling
Course embedding
Creating a culture of assessment
Creativity
Complimenting students
t+l+a alignment collaboration
collegiatelearningassessment.org/contact
t+l+a alignment faculty support
What is authentic assessment?
How does effective teaching support that (and vice versa)?
What are the higher-order skills we value? Why?
How are those skills demonstrated in student responses?
chris jackson212.217.0845
cjackson@cae.org@cla_beat
collegiatelearningassessment.org/clapresentations