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GETTING STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT THEIR THINKING USING EXAMSOFT FEATURES Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEdUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesCollege of Pharmacy
Session Learning Outcomes:1) Define metacognition. 2) Explain the importance of metacognition in remediation. 3) Identify ExamSoft tools to measure student metacognition.4) Adapt metacognitive tools to help remediate students.
Metacognition• Knowledge and cognition about cognitive phenomena• Thinking about thinking
• Higher order cognition that regulates thinking• 3 Self-Assessment Skills Plan
Monitor
Evaluate
Why is it so important?• Guide learning strategies• Improve student performance• Development of critical thinking• Development life-long learning
• Many accreditation standards require schools to develop and assess this skill in students
How can we enhance Metacognition?• Teaching Methods• Learning Objectives• Activate Prior Knowledge• Outline Studying Process• Chunking Material• Increasing Difficulty
• Assessment Methods• Checklists / Rubrics• Assessment Questionnaires
How can I use ExamSoft to encourage Metacognition in my Students? • Exam Reviews• Strengths and Opportunities Report• Student Notes and Feedback Box • Rubrics
Exam Reviews• As group or individual• Delayed or immediate• Delays in feedback can enhance learning
• Rationales• Reflection• What were your assumptions about this item?• What are some alternative ways to approach this question?• What piece of knowledge were you missing?
Pellissippi State Community College
EXAM REVIEWSWhat does this look like in ExamSoft?
How can I use ExamSoft to encourage Metacognition in my Students? • Exam Reviews• Strengths and Opportunities Report• Student Notes and Feedback Box • Rubrics
•Useful categories• Consistent mapping across courses• Require reflection• What went well? Why?• What can improve? How?
Strengths and Opportunities Report
STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES REPORTWhat does this look like in ExamSoft?
How can I use ExamSoft to encourage Metacognition in my Students? • Exam Reviews• Strengths and Opportunities Report• Student Notes and Feedback Box • Rubrics
Student Notes & Feedback Box • Allows monitoring of thinking during the exam• Tool for reflection during exam review• Instructor feedback• Tool for marking possible incorrect items
STUDENT NOTES & FEEDBACK BOX What does this look like in ExamSoft?
Student View
Student View
Additional Feature: Export to Excel
How can I use ExamSoft to encourage Metacognition in my Students? • Exam Reviews• Strengths and Opportunities Report• Student Notes and Feedback Box • Rubrics
Rubrics• Capture reflective exercises• Distribute rubric at assignment introduction• Train students how to use the rubric• Carefully write descriptors for each level• Use and Revise• Yourself• Colleague• Students
RUBRICSWhat does this look like in ExamSoft?
Therapeutics Recitation
Therapeutics Recitation
How can I use ExamSoft to encourage Metacognition in my Students? • Exam Reviews• Strengths and Opportunities Report• Student Notes and Feedback Box • Rubrics
METACOGNITION TOOLKITAdam Persky, PhDMelissa Medina, EdDAshley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd
QUESTIONS?
ASHLEY CASTLEBERRYUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of [email protected]