Kimberly Turk

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Problem Based Learning Assessment

• Kimberly Turk
• Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

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What is Problem Based Learning?

• The last new thing you learned was probably
• something you chose to learn
• driven by your interest or need
• Learned through a variety of resources
• discussed with someone
• integrated with something you already knew
• PBL uses real world problems as the beginning
  point for learning new material. This
  methodology allows students to gain new knowledge
  while reinforcing existing knowledge.
• Participants add new knowledge to existing
  knowledge.
• Not only are students learning content but they
  are also problem solving and participating in the
  decision making process.

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Assessing Individual Contributions

• Reviewing the research
• Student Learning Log
• Student Notes
• Reviewing the thought process
• Assignments
• Writing
• Projects
• Presentations
• Tests
• All types of test questions
• Writing test questions

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Assessing Contributions to the Group

• Individual Student Assessment in Group
• Describing the criteria
• Establishing a grade
• Self Evaluation
• Peer Evaluation
• Instructor Evaluation
• Wandering the room
• Sitting to listen but not engage
• Aligning Assessment Tools with PBL

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Assessing the Problems

• Did students identify the learning objectives you
  intended?
• Dont lead them. If they dont go there it is
  your responsibility to add a page or put that
  objective in another problem while remembering to
  rewrite this problem for the future.
• Did students identify additional learning
  objectives?
• Did students reach the appropriate depth in their
  research?
• Let students share details between groups.
• Question them about what they have learned as it
  relates to the problem. Dont just start
  quizzing without the topic being related to the
  problem.

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What if?

• What if the group didnt go far enough in depth
  with the research?
• Can they be given more time and assistance
  locating resources?
• Is there another group in the room that can guest
  lecture to this group?
• Are all/most of the groups struggling with a
  topic? If that is the case this is a teachable
  moment and they will want to hear from you as an
  expert.

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Other Questions?

• Kimberly Turk
• kturk_at_cccti.edu
• 828-726-2344