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E-AssessmentE-Assessment

Evelyn IzquierdoEvelyn IzquierdoICT in ELT course facilitatorICT in ELT course facilitator

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UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELAFACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y EDUCACIÓN

MAESTRÍA EN INGLÉS COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA

Dic. 1, 2009

AgendaAgenda

Defining what e-assessment isDefining what e-assessment is Making a difference between e-Making a difference between e-

assessment and evaluationassessment and evaluation Exploring different assessment toolsExploring different assessment tools Homework: Designing a rubric for Homework: Designing a rubric for

an e-assessment project.an e-assessment project.

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Assessment Vs Assessment Vs EvaluationEvaluation

Assessment requires the gathering of Assessment requires the gathering of evidence of student performance over a evidence of student performance over a period of time to measure learning and period of time to measure learning and understanding. Evidence of learning understanding. Evidence of learning could take the form of dialogue, could take the form of dialogue, journals, written work, portfolios, tests journals, written work, portfolios, tests along with many other learning tasks. along with many other learning tasks.

Evaluation on the other hand occurs Evaluation on the other hand occurs when a mark is assigned after the when a mark is assigned after the completion of a task, test, quiz, lesson completion of a task, test, quiz, lesson or learning activity. A mark on a or learning activity. A mark on a spelling test will determine if the child spelling test will determine if the child can spell the given words and would be can spell the given words and would be seen as an evaluation. seen as an evaluation.

Assessment toolsAssessment toolsGeoscienceGeoscience Faculty-Carleton College Faculty-Carleton College (2009) (2009)

Concept MapsConcept Maps - A diagramming technique for assessing how well - A diagramming technique for assessing how well students see the "big picture". students see the "big picture".

Concept TestsConcept Tests - Conceptual multiple-choice questions that are useful - Conceptual multiple-choice questions that are useful in large classes. in large classes.

Knowledge Survey - Knowledge Survey - Students answer whether they could answer a Students answer whether they could answer a survey of course content questions.survey of course content questions.

ExamsExams - Find tips on how to make exams better assessment - Find tips on how to make exams better assessment instruments. instruments.

Oral PresentationsOral Presentations - Tips for evaluating student presentations. - Tips for evaluating student presentations. Poster PresentationsPoster Presentations -Tips for evaluating poster presentations. -Tips for evaluating poster presentations. Peer ReviewPeer Review - Having students assess themselves and each other. - Having students assess themselves and each other. PortfoliosPortfolios - A collection of evidence to demonstrate mastery of a - A collection of evidence to demonstrate mastery of a

given set of concepts. given set of concepts. RubricsRubrics - A set of evaluation criteria based on learning goals and - A set of evaluation criteria based on learning goals and

student performance. student performance. Written ReportsWritten Reports - Tips for assessing written reports. - Tips for assessing written reports. Other Assessment TypesOther Assessment Types Includes concept sketches, case studies, Includes concept sketches, case studies,

seminar-style courses, mathematical thinking and performance seminar-style courses, mathematical thinking and performance assessments.assessments.

Concept or mind maps Concept or mind maps modelsmodels

Rubrics Rubrics

RubistarRubistar

WebquestsWebquestsIsabel Pérez, 2009Isabel Pérez, 2009

http://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/index.htmhttp://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/index.htm

Webquest templateWebquest templatehttp://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/TL/mywebquest/index.htm http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/TL/mywebquest/index.htm

ReferencesReferences Buzzetto-More, N. and Alade, A. (2006). Best Practices in e-Assessment. Journal of

Information Technology Education. Vol. 5 [Online] University of Maryland: Princess Anne, MD, USA Available at: http://informingscience.org/jite/documents/Vol5/v5p251-269Buzzetto152.pdf

Geoscience Faculty (2009). Assessment tools. On the Cutting Edge [Online]. Carleton College: Canada. Available at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/assess/types.html

Pérez, I. (2007-2009). ESL Site. Qué son las Webquests. [Online] Available at: http://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/index.htm

E-Assessment. Guide to effective practice. [Online] Available at http://www.efutures.org/docs/guide.pdf

O’Malley, J. And Valdez, L. (1992) Performance and Portfolio Assessment for Language Minority Students. NCBE Program Information Guide Series, Number 9, Spring Available at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/rcd/BE018651/Performance_and_Portfolio.pdf

Watson, S. (2009).Assessment, evaluation and final marks. About.com [Online] Available at http://specialed.about.com/od/assessment/a/AandE.htm

ReferencesReferences Tools:

Cmaptools: http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html

Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Webquest: http://edmall.gsfc.nasa.gov/WebQuest/student.html#Evaluation

Images:

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http://edmall.gsfc.nasa.gov/WebQuest/systemsmap.htm

http://ralphlosey.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/testing-exam.jpg

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/images/f-test2.gif

Thank you very Thank you very much for your much for your

attention!attention!Evelyn IzquierdoEvelyn IzquierdoICT in ELT course ICT in ELT course

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