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Learning ObjectivesAuthentic AssessmentsInterdisciplinary AssessmentsExample of an Authentic AssessmentWith God on Our SideAssessment RubricCross Disciplines in the Assignment
1. Define the term “authentic assessment;”
2. Explain the value and provide an example of a cross-discipline, multiple media, authentic assessment;
3. Explain how an authentic assessment can blend students’ multiple intelligences, the use of technology, active learning, and knowledge stemming from two or more disciplines;
4. Partially complete an authentic assessment;
5. Provide one or more examples of authentic assessmentsfor your discipline;
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Session Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to…
What’s an authentic assessment?
“Evaluating student learning through the use of student portfolios, performance, or observations in place, or in conjunction with more traditional measures of performance such as tests and written assignments. ...”
www.nagc.org/index.aspx
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“Authentic assessment (also known as "alternative assessment" or "performance assessment") seeks to gather information about a student's level of knowledge by engaging him/her in a task that:
What’s an authentic assessment?
offers an opportunity to demonstrate understanding as it applies to a real situation or possible scenario
may extend his/her knowledge of the subject throughcompletion of the task
is designed to 'make visible' the students' performance on a specific set of criteria (related to course objectives)”
http://suse-step.stanford.edu/resources/LanguageSite/Authentic_Assessment.html Retrieved from the Internet on Jun 12, 2009.
refers to the evaluation of students' work on activities that students engage in that approximate realistic or real-life tasks and performances, rather than answering traditional paper-and-pencil tests. ... www.gt-cybersource.org/Record.aspx
What’s an authentic assessment?
Authentic AssessmentVs. Traditional Quizzes and Tests
Tests and Quizzes Authentic Assessment
Write an essay through which you demonstrate that you know how to use commas correctly.
A comma can be used to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause only when a sentence starts with the dependent.
Ex.: If I score 90% on this test, I pass the course.I pass the course if I score 90% on this test.
Draw the layout of your house and measure the living area
II. Why inter-disciplinaryassessments?
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“Jobs in the new economy--the ones that won't get outsourced or automated—’put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills, seeing patterns where other people see only chaos,’ says Marc Tucker, an author of the skills-commission report and president of the National Center on Education and the Economy.”
Extracted from: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480,00.html on February 28, 2009.
Kids also must learn to think across disciplines, since that's where most new breakthroughs are made. It's interdisciplinary combinations--design and technology, mathematics and art--"that produce YouTube and Google,“
Thomas Friedman, the author of The World Is Flat.
Extracted from http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm on February 27, 2009
Characteristics of the 21st CenturyLearning
Integrated and Inter-disciplinary curriculum
Outcome based (learning outcomes) Performances, projects and multiple
forms of media are used for learning and assessment
Learning is designed for upper levels of Blooms’ – synthesis, analysis, and evaluation
AuthenticAssessment
Interdisciplinary(connections)
Use of Technology(creativity, relevance)
Diverse LearningStyles
ACTIVE LEARNING
Help students make connections
Connect the cognitive and the affective sides of the left and right sides of the brain.
III. Why multiple forms of media?To appeal to students’
Multiple intelligencesA multitude of learning stylesFacility with mobile devicesDesire to be active learners
“Media literacy skills are honed as students address real-world issues, fromthe environment to poverty.
Students use the technological and multimedia tools now available to them to design and produce website, television shows, radio shows, public service announcements, mini-documentaries, how-to DVDs, oral histories, and even films. ”
Extracted from http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Edu cation.htm on February 27, 2009
An Example of AnAuthentic AssessmentWhere you are the student working in
a group…
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Read the song’s lyrics.Select an event from US recent history,
research and document it.Write a short essay describing the event.Write your own stanza to the song’s lyrics making sure that it aligns with the song’s theme, tone and message.Sing your stanza.Record your song and post it in YouTube.
Your tasks in short…
Listen to a song.
Your Lesson Objectives(Interdisciplinary)
Identify the song’s metaphors.Identify the historic events that the song
depicts.Identify the quality of irony in the theme.Identify the author’s relationship to God.
Your Assessment Rubric
Standard Excellent 10 points
Very Good 9 points
Good8 points
Satisfactory 7 points
Needs Improvemen 6 and below
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Essay describing the historic event
Well written- no errors of grammar and usage; vivid language; well documented – in- depth research; clearly explained – all ideas are fully supported and illustrated
Well written – few errors of grammar and usage; language is vivid most of the time; well documented with minor errors; clearly explained –at times in general terms
Well written – some errors of grammar and usage; language is as times stale; well documented but in inconsistent documentation style; explanations are clear but general
Adequately written essay – some awkward language and errors; documentation is sometimes present; some errors in documentation style; explanations are often vague and general
Inadequately writte essay – errors of grammar and usage, awkward expression lack or poor documentation; lack or insufficient explanations
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Use of Irony
Subtle and transparent
Transparent Stated instead of implied
Present but awkward
No irony is present in the stanza
Use of Metaphorical language
Creative and original
Creative but not so original
Predictable Predictable and stale
No metaphorical language
Team work
Roles were well assigned and carried out; well negotiated give and take in the process
Roles were well assigned and carried out for the most part; give and take in the process was smooth most of the time
Roles were assigned and carried out with some exceptions; process of give and take was at times rocky but finally resolved
Roles were randomly assigned and carried out independently to create the project; process of give and take was rocky
No team work was created and carried out
Use of technology
Adequate for completing the project
Adequate with minor exceptions
Adequate with minor help of the instructor
Instructor needed to provide assistance
Inadequate
Performance
Earnest, convincing, consistent with message, communicating with audience
Most of the time earnest, convincing, consistent with message, communicating with
Adequate and earnest but unconvincing; lack of communication with audience
Adequate but awkward at times
Inadequate
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Listen to the song “With God on Our Side” by Bob Dylan. Select your interpretation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pih1hVdflnQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRoOe51Eu28&feature=related
Read the song lyrics.
Directions
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Notice that since the song was written in the 1960s, itdoes not include more contemporary events.
Form a group of three or four. Within your group, jot on the right side of the page the historic event to which the song alludes.
Use a wiki for the project (if conditions allow it).
Directions
mean to you?What does it mean in the song?What is the message that the singer
conveys?Do you agree with the message?
Points of Discussion
What does the phrase “God on Our Side”
last 30-35 years.Write a stanza based on that event.Your stanza should be congruent with the
song’smessage and poetic structure.
Have someone in your group sing the stanza.Record the song and post it in YouTube.
Directions
Select an event in US history that occurred in the
Conclusion
MusicPoetryLiteratureEnglishDiversity studiesEthics
Cross-disciplines in thisassignment
History
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ACTIVELEARNING
Principles applied in thisassessment…
Learning styles; left and right
sides of the brain
Web 2.0tools
Wiki, Youtube, podcast
Cross discipline
What’s your discipline?What assessments that cross over other
disciplines can you assign?What assignments can you provide to your
students that would require them to use current technologies and their talents?
