ASSESSMENT/FEEDBACK1

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ASSESSMENT/FEEDBACK1

• reveries, puzzlements and dumb ideas from the
  abyss
• Lenny Shedletsky

1Credit goes to Dr. Ryan Kelsey, Columbia
University, Center for New Media Teaching and
Learning, Design your own module
assessment/feedback kit, for focusing our
attention on measurable outcomes (unpublished
paper).
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SOME FIRST THOUGHTS ON STUDENT EVALUATIONS OF
ONLINE COURSES
What do we want to use evaluations for?
What are the real purposes for the evaluation?
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Real Purposes for the Evaluation

• TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE TEACHER ABOUT THE
  TEACHERS BEHAVIOR IN THE COURSE

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EVALUATION FOR?

• TO GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT CONCEPTS IN THE COURSE

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EVALUATIONS FOR ?

• TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE TEACHER ABOUT THE
  students BEHAVIOR IN THE COURSE

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FOR?

• TO TEST WHAT STUDENTS LEARNED

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FOR?

• TO GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH
  THE COURSE

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FOR?

• TO USE FOR HIRING/FIRING AND PROMOTIONS

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FOR?

• TO GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE COURSE

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CATEGORIZING EVALUATION QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO
THE PURPOSES FOR
EVALUATING

• To give feedback to the teacher about the
  teachers behavior in the course (A)
• To give feedback about concepts in the course
  (B)
• To give feedback to the teacher about the
  students behavior in the course (C)
• To test what students learned
• To give feedback about student satisfaction with
  the course (D)
• To use for hiring/firing and promotions
• To give feedback about the design of the course
  (E)

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ONLINE EVALUATION FORM USED AT UMS
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Here is what we have been usingthe same
questions as the forms for in class.
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No Significant Difference Phenomenon