Multiple Methods of Assessment
Home Up Testing & Evaluation Train the Trainer BECOMING A TEACHER Program Development Implementation Orientation to College Teaching

 

 

Major Modifications

input

output

quantity

quality

rate

in-head variables

Powerful Forces in Education

expectations

diversity

responsibility

activity

cooperation

interaction

Major Methods

lecture

demonstration/practice

case study

role playing

discussion/questioning

projects/assignments

Student Characteristics

impulsive - reflective

alone - part of a group

confident - unsure

focused - distracted

divergent - convergent

exploratory - passive

Orientation

transmission

transaction

transformation

Interventions

capitalization

compensation

correction

Quadruple Agenda

high-level content

complex thinking

basic learning skills: organize, remember, recall

collaboration

Behavior Cycle

thought

action

consequences

Climate

encouragement

risk-taking

acceptance

respect

trust

DESCA

 

Active Involvement

experience

interact

communicate

reflect

use in different ways

organize & reorganize

Student Typology

success

social

dependent

alienated

phantom

[re reaction to instruction]

 

Teacher Typology

content-centered

instructor-centered

intellect/process-centered

person-centered

 

 

 

Cooperative Learning

academic task

social task

group size

task complexity

structure

processing

Frames of Mind

vision

improvement

predict-prevent

opportunity

challenge

success

Situational Leadership

maturity

competence/commitment

knowledge/skills

confidence/motivation

productivity & morale

tell-sell-facilitate-delegate

Critical Concepts in Teaching

group cohesion

leadership

interaction

structure

process

role[s]

Differentiated Instruction

degree of abstraction

degree of complexity

pacing of the learning

degree student independence

types of products produced

Major Teaching Skills

building cognitive prerequisites

model desired performance

provide appropriate practice

provide appropriate direction, feedback, correction

 

Task Elements

context

purpose

focus

process

product

 

 

 

Models of Teaching

engineering

apprenticeship

developmental

nurturing

social reform [activism]

 

 

 

Powertools of Learning: WII-FM Vision of success Relaxed alertness

Get big picture Check what you know Define what you don’t Use small steps

Ask questions Diagram/Visualize Put ideas on cards/tape Real aloud dramatically

Take a break Explore subject:—> Express it in own words Sort cards

Make a jingo/rap Make learning map Make a logical list Find comparisons/contrasts

Discuss it with buddy Importance? Memorize key points Show you know

What did I do well/do better/next time? Continuous Improvement plan

Metacognition Know & Control Self: attitudes, attention, commitment

Know & Control Process: planning; applying; regulating & monitoring; evaluating; adapting & adjusting

Elements:  Climate for thinking, Skills for Thinking; Collaborative Thinking; Reflection

Ideal Classroom active, interactive, thoughtful, reflective; authentic & relevant; open & conceptually demanding; participatory & risk-taking; observed and tracked; multi-modal, multi-level, multi-sensory
Results: 

competence      confidence          autonomy           pride            inclusion                   relevance                     goals                    well-being           responsibility       value            belonging                 meaning                      plans                         support

Pillars

success          self-esteem    empowerment    quality     community        authenticity

BEDROCK:

Pillars: success    self-esteem    empowerment quality community authenticity

BEDROCK: Intentional Learning & Differentiated, Diversified Instruction

reporting issuing results of achievement to those entitled to such
grading summary of achievement
record keeping monitoring of achievement through recording of progress on matrix
logistics detailed planning of means of delivery: text & equipment needed
instruction points; strategies, materials, media, equipment; time for each objective
skills flowchart graphic organizer indicating the skills & sequences required for course
concept map graphic organizer indicating the course concepts and their relationships
objectives detailed, specific outcomes of the course
goals broad, general outcomes of the course: knowledge, skills, attitudes
aim overall outcome of course expressed in a single sentence
course rationale justification for the course; motivation for taking it
course description factual, straightforward account of course and how instructed
handling aptitude differences how the course will be adjusted in order to meet the various learning needs of the different groups taking the course
prerequisites basic knowledge necessary to handle the course, previous course work
entry characteristics or       intended audience description of the targeted learners who are likely to be successful in the course as well as

the learners’ needs to be met in the course

title word or phrase describing the course
Learner: Anxious or Novice: imposter syndrome, learning as an emotional event, learning as a challenge, need for reflective speculation, need for peer support,  need for instructor credibility

Learner: Experienced: autonomous, experience-laden, gal-seeking, problem-centered, readiness in societal roles variety of orientations, participatory utility, motivated re specific goals

Learning: active construction of meaning, purposeful, based on previous knowledge, interactive, challenge for growth, awareness of structures & processes, occurs in a context of use, thematic and chunking, holistic; extending, elaborating, & reorganizing frameworks, depends on learner’s attitude and whole approach