Assessing Students: Can Technology Help

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• Assessing Students Can Technology Help?
• Dr. Rhonda D. Blackburn - University of Texas at
  Dallas
• Sally X. Yang - Texas AM University
• March 25, 2008

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Assessments We Know About

• Key Assessment Terms
• Assessment
• Measurement
• Evaluation
• Formative
• Summative
• Authentic
• Self
• Peer review

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Need to Change? (Khan, 2005)

• Role of the instructor
• Function of assessment techniques
• View assessment as a learning tool
• Empower students
• Quizzes and tests to promote learning

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Types of Authentic Assessment

• Questioning
• Learning log/journal
• Peer Review
• E-Portfolio
• Discussion
• Self-test
• Rubric

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Things to Think About

• Assessment must be consistent with the
  objectives of the course.
• Determine critical course content
• Decide what evidence is acceptable
• Determine proper mode of delivery

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Aligning Assessment with Objective
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Resources on Campus

• Bb Vista 4/CE 6
• Responds / Study Mate
• Caliberated Peer Review
• Turnitin / SafeAssign
• Student Response System

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Assessment Related Tools in Vista 4/CE 6

• Goals
• Communication
• Journals
• Discussions
• Blogs
• Peer Review
• Grade book

• Assessments
• Quizzes
• Surveys
• Self-tests
• Assignments
• Text based
• Web based
• Rubrics

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TurnItIn.com

• A plagiarism detection service
• Integrated with many LMSs
• Submitted work
• Internet
• Databases
• Students submitted work
• Originality Report
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• red 75-100 matching text

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SafeAssign

• Plagiarism prevention service
• Bb product integration
• Submitted work
• Internet
• Databases
• Students submitted work (institution/global)

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SafeAssign in Vista

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Use to Educate

• Correct citation
• Revision assignment
• Educate students
• Integration of others ideas

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Calibrated Peer Review (CPR)

• Peer review tool
• Provide feedback
• Learn to review

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Respondus Lock-Down Browser

• Integration with many LMSs
• Protects faculty databases
• Minimizes cheating

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Student Response Systems

• Poll the entire class anonymously
• Engage students through active learning
• Integration with LMSs
• Learning curve
• Streamline
• Attendance
• Grading
• Replace scantrons

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References

• Khan (2005). Managing E-learning strategies.
  Information Science Publishing.
• Leke, B. (1999). Issues in on-line delivery
  quizzes and discussion groups, University of
  South Australia. www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/flc/pdo
  nline/Discussions_and_quizzes_materials.doc.
  Accessed 10/12/01
• Morgan, C. and OReilly, M. (1999). Assessing
  Open and Distance Learners. Kogan Page, London.
• Turnitin http//www.turnitin.com
• CPR http//cpr.tamu.edu
• Respondus http//itsinfo.tamu.edu
• On-line assessment http//www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au
  /assessinglearning/03/online.html
• Blooms taxonomy http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles
  /interact/index.htm
• eInstruction http//www.einstruction.com/

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Thank you!

• Contact Information
• Dr. Rhonda D. Blackburn
• The University of Texas at Dallas
• rblackburn_at_utdallas.edu
• Sally X. Yang
• Texas AM University
• syang_at_tamu.edu