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Doctor Strange-Rob OR How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Assessment!

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What is Assessment?

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Formative Assessment Usually at the start Correct errors that can lead to bigger problems

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Summative Assessment Usually at the end of a block of time. Think Final Exam

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AssessmentTest! Really, assessment should be a part of a cycle or feedback loop, where you are always moving from what the students know to what the students are learning.

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It has many disguises Daily Quizzes Group Quizzes Discussions Clickers Writing Projects Homework Practice Tests

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Daily and Group Quizzes How does this work in the grade book? What if someone doesnt pull their weight?

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Group Discussions Could be online Each person write a sentence in a paragraph Random draw to explain to the class

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Clickers Or Voting Questions Does NOT require electronics! There are tons of resources out there use them!

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Writing Assignments Could be short Alone or in a group Explaining is the key

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Online Homework Is Your Friend Takes care of the drill problems Immediate feedback Timed quizzes to improve speed

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We Dont Teach Here There are no magic answers!

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Review Quizzes In the online homework system Only if we do not have an exam Because of these, rarely do I hear in Calculus Wait, what is the product rule again?

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Practice Tests Keep Students on Schedule What is covered this block How much is covered in the semester

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Practice Tests Remind Them of the Major Ideas No need to create a review anymore Sometimes this is a wake up call! Also eliminates the section cheating.

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How Fast? - Practice Tests

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Your Free Time Will Vanish You will find yourself looking for questions everywhere Dont re-invent the wheel, use resources! Setting up questions will take time

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Your Workload will Increase Writing good questions takes time Grading takes time Lining up assignments Yep, takes time So introduce these things in stages

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Students Will Sing Your Praises! Just not to you! Their next teacher will also sing your praises. No promises on how loudly they sing

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Dr. Strange-Rob a.k.a. Rob Eby @RobEbymathdude A copy and links at tinyurl.com/8gbozpf