Assessment & Evaluation

TF/TL Standard IV

CPED 5406 Johnson Bible CollegeDr. Tony Krug

Assessment Technology Topics• Assess student learning of core content

& differentiate instruction based on individual needs

• Assess student technology literacy

• Collect, store, analyze / interpret & report data for school improvement

• Evaluate the implementation of technology programs

Assessing Student Learning

• Accountability = centerpiece of education– Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) / NCLB

• Regular, systematic, reported• Computer Based Testing

– Immediate feedback– Mastery learning approach– Adaptive computer-based learning, per IEP– Computer based standardized testing =

better response time• Computer based creativity, learning in

depth

Assessing Technology Literacy• How?• Ethical, accurate, insightful use• Technological literacy required by end of 8th

grade – but practices still weak.• Stand alone vs embedded models in content

cores• Emphasis on core content areas favors

embedded– Calls for federal funding– Professional organizations involved – ISTE,

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), St Ed Tech Dir Assoc (SETDA)

– Other organizations – Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• Technology = core domain, similar to writing, across curriculum – Implications for coordination

Data Collection & AnalysisStore, Manage, Analyze, Report - educational decision

makingData collected/Stored: Student assessment Transcripts Attendance Records Health Information Disciplinary actions Student demographics Scheduling

Cross linked to/Managed: Finance Human Resources Transportation Nutrition

Data Analysis: Trends Correlation

development Comparisons

Communication/Reporting: Administrative venues Teachers Parents

Evaluating Educational TechnologyTechnology Concerns:• Underused• Practice unchanged• Weak evidence on

impact in learning• Traditional methods

better• High costs• Drains funds from

other areas

Needs to address:• Defining technology• Variable outcomes

result from variable use

• Hard to isolate technology in school

• Technology supports different types of learning than traditional

Discussion

• Performance Scenarios, Text, pp. 91-92 (particularly 2-4)

• Case Study, Text, pp. 93-94– What is Lincoln’s word of caution and

solution?– What questions does Lincoln pose for

teachers? Why?– What does Lincoln want teachers to do?

And, if they can’t?• Discussion Questions, Text, pp. 95

(note: #2 & 4)