assessment: digital? analog? does it matter?

ASSESSMENTdigital? analog? does it matter?

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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BIG PICTURE

WHAT DO WE NEED?

FIRST STEPS

BIG PICTURE:(threads throughout)

*much of this sequence is borrowed from @ehelfantThursday, February 25, 2010

“FLOW”

From Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s seminal work: “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.”

“...people are most happy when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. The idea of flow is identical to the feeling of being in the zone or in the groove. The flow state is an optimal state of intrinsic motivation, where the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing. This is a feeling everyone has at times, characterized by a feeling of great absorption, engagement, fulfillment, and skill— and during which temporal concerns (time, food, ego-self, etc.) are typically ignored.”

“...being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.”

“To achieve a flow state, a balance must be struck between the challenge of the task and the skill of the performer. If the task is too easy or too difficult, flow cannot occur. Both skill level and challenge level must be matched and high; if skill and challenge are low and matched, then apathy results.”

FINDING FLOW:(and it’s relation to assessment)

1) Perceived challenges, or opportunities for action, that stretch (neither overmatching nor underutilizing) existing skills, a sense that one is engaging challenges at a level appropriate to ones’ capacities.

2) Clear proximal goals and immediate feedback about the progress being made.

“Zone of Proximal Development”

Lev Vygotsky, 1934Thursday, February 25, 2010

“Mindset”From: “Mindset, The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, 2006

(original graphic by Nigel Holmes)Thursday, February 25, 2010

“You did such a wonderful job of

reading that book... you’re so smart!”

“You did such a wonderful job of

reading that book... you’re so smart!”

Does this undoubtedly warm sentiment contribute to a growth mindset, or a fixed mindset? How might that be altered?

“connectivism”

George Siemens & Stephen Downes, 2005Thursday, February 25, 2010

*Learning occurs as part of a social network of many diverse connections and ties...

**The network is made possible by various tools and technologies which are not as important as the connections made possible by them.

blending theory

*This tasty mix was whipped up by the great Elizabeth Helfant.

growth mindsetagency

zone of flow

boredomapathy

anxiety

rigor relevance

relationships

skillshabitudes

“4Cs”

low highlow

*from MICDSThursday, February 25, 2010

so...Thursday, February 25, 2010

SEVEN STRATEGIES:• 1. Provide students with a clear and

understandable vision of the learning target.

• 2. Use examples and models of strong and weak work.

• 3. Offer regular descriptive feedback.

• 4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals.

• 5. Design lessons to focus on one learning target or aspect of quality at a time.

• 6. Teach students focused revision.

• 7. Engage students in self-reflection and let them keep track of and share their learning.

(of assessment for learning)

*Jan ChappuisThursday, February 25, 2010

Where am I going?How will I get there?

*@DrDialThursday, February 25, 2010

“clear targets?”

“Math” Subject

“Decimals” Topic

“p. 152” Resource

“Going on a decimal hunt” Activity/Performance Goal

“Comm Arts” Subject

“Poetry” Topic

“Mending Wall” Resource

“Connotation countdown” Activity/Performance Goal

“Clear targets means they are not just listed on

the wall, but they are in the child’s head.”

~Jan Chappuis

“learning goals”

“performance goals”

*in 2‘s or 3‘s, develop a definition for each using p. 18 of your textThursday, February 25, 2010

assessment continuum

/self/

iveThursday, February 25, 2010

/self/

•blog/discussion thread prompts•google forms

/self/

•shared google docs/ etherpad•diigo annotation/collaboration/groups•awesome highlighter

•Adobe Acrobat•Twitter/Yammer

/self/

•blog/discussion thread reflections•online reflection journals (info.)•etc...

/self/

•kubbu•MyStudiyo•Exam Professor•Quia

•ESLvideo.com•Wikispaces, etc.•MyAccess•ZOHO Challenge

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