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The League For Innovations In Community Colleges Dallas, Texas march 2013

The League For Innovations In Community Colleges Dallas, Texas march 2013. Kelly Bender, Passaic County Community College. Writing Rubrics: Determining What (and How) to Assess.

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The League For Innovations In Community Colleges Dallas, Texas march 2013

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  1. The League For Innovations In Community CollegesDallas, Texasmarch 2013

  2. Kelly Bender, Passaic County Community College Writing Rubrics: Determining What (and How) to Assess

  3. This presentation looks at methods of composition course-level assessment to help faculty answer those gnawing questions that plague the grading process… What does the Letter Grade mean?

  4. What does every student need to know?

  5. Difference in understanding?

  6. What’s the difference between an A, a C, and an F?

  7. What We ASSess: • Student Writing • Assessed in writing, critical thinking, and information literacy skills • Assessed in the course by instructors • Courses • Course materials • Curriculum • Pedagogy

  8. First we had to determine the criteria for writing assessment: • Appropriateness • Unity & Focus • Development • Organization • Sentence Structure • Usage • Mechanical Conventions • Additional criteria for course writing are left up to individual instructors How We Assess Student Writing:

  9. This rubric is structured through eleven elements that provide clarity on the aspects of composition most often assessed and considered essential to good writing. Rubic

  10. Teaching methods Quality and quantity of learning for students Whether students have acquired the knowledge, skills and competencies stated Effectiveness of the curriculum Course level Assessment:

  11. Through narrowly focused questions, specific feedback is received on: • Exact assignment • Support systems in place (i.e. tutors, eTutoring.org) • Text (book and reading selections) • Instructor • Grading Rubric Survey:

  12. What is your overall opinion of the material covered in the course? What is your experience with eTutoring.org? What is your experience with the Writing Center? What did you like best about this course? What, if anything, would you change/add/remove from the course? Sample Survey Questions:

  13. Need for a Student Support Center Tweaking Curriculum Greater understanding of Assessment For the Future:

  14. Thank you, Kelly Bender kbender@pccc.edu Questions?

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