stop counting fish

performance task1 of 3

“Bad…”

john austin

We ask our students, quite

simply, to count fish.

“creating an academy of learners.”

the need for adifferent assessment

institutions are equipped to improve 21st century skills

when they connect teaching, learning, and assessment

through authentic, performance-based practices

performance task2 of 3

performance task3 of 3

(a) William Shakespeare(b) John Updike

(c) Ernest Hemingway(d) None of the above

Rewards factual recallFails to gauge transferability

ContentKnowledge

ContentSkills

GeneralKnowledge

GeneralSkills

ContentKnowledge

ContentSkills

GeneralKnowledge

GeneralSkills

ContentKnowledge

ContentSkills

GeneralKnowledge

GeneralSkills

ContentKnowledge

ContentSkills

GeneralKnowledge

GeneralSkills

so what?

The provision of transferrable skills is

as important as the provision of content

so what?

so what?

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.

Did You Know? | www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

Proportion of employers who say MORE emphasis

should be paid to specific selected learning

outcomes

so what?

the ability to effectively communicateorally and in writing

73%

critical thinking andanalytic reasoning skills

73%

application of knowledge and skills to real world settings

73%

the ability to analyzeand solve complex problems

64%

What happens when a town is confronted by an

increase in drug use

(during an election season)

bias

small sample

quantitative reasoning

appropriate comparison group

correlation vs. causation

Incorrect (improper?) use of data

ability to filter

what is all of this measuring?

growth

value-added

contributions of sub-traits

comparison to other institutions

comparison to peer groups

but to what purpose?

subverting accountability

admissionscriteria

exit exam

targeting areas for improvementby grade level

targeting areas for improvementby characteristic

targeting areas for improvementby characteristic

targeting areas for improvementby characteristic

=

targeting areas for improvementby subscore

targeting areas for improvementone-on-one guidance

8th gradersstarting spring 2013

aligning

collaboration

collegiatelearningassessment.com/contact

aligning

faculty development

performance taskbonus

None of the top ten jobs that will exist in 2010 exist today. Rather than focusing on specific technologies or specific problems, we need to equip students with those concepts that are common to all problems, all technologies, all skills

The Jobs Revolution: Changing How America Works. 2004

The provision of transferrable skills is

as important as the provision of content

opportunities to participate

January:Performance Task Academy in New York

opportunities to participate

March:Performance Task Academy in Chicago

opportunities to participate

Spring 2012:

January 28-April 15 cwra

April 1-May 31 cwra+

$22 per student

chris jackson212.217.0845cjackson@cae.orgcollegiatelearningassessment.org/cwrapresentations