From Assessment “Of” Learning, To …Assessment “For And While” Learning

1. From Assessment “Of” Learning, To …Assessment “For And While” Learning Steve Joordens, Director Advance Learning Technology Lab University of Toronto at Scarborough

3. Heaven … As Described By Michael Fullan (And Others) • It’s not about the knowledge, it’s about knowing what to do with it. • Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Character Education, Citizenship, Caring – metaCognitive • Technology has clear negatives, but it also has the potential to positively enact educational change … if properly designed (i.e., pedagogically based, easy to use, effective) • Students are bored and fail to see the relevance of a traditional curriculum and the assignments associated with it … we badly need to find ways to engage them! • Teachers are bored and need ways to model creativity and excitement over learning

4. Critical Thinking Analyze, Compare, Evaluate, Question, Differentiate, Categorize Learning Objectives Creative Thinking Build, Modify, Solve, Improve Communication (Expressive / Receptive) Structure, Clarity, Efficiency, Impact Collaboration Social Interactions, Cooperation, Respect MetaCognition Self-Analysis, Identification of Weakness, Strategies for Change

5. Skills vs. Knowledge

6. Advanced Learning Technologies Lab

7. The minds of our students are never more engaged than they are when we asses them Engagement is the front door to learning

8. Purpose Built: Based on what we know (from research) works … evidence based Research Honed: Specifics, efficacy and best practices informed by application-specific research Direct ties to Learning Outcomes / 21st Century Skills / 6 or 7 Cs Assessment of these “transferable 21st Century skills”

9. A multivitamin of learning objectives peerScholar can exercise AND ASSESS any learning objective, and everytime it is used it exercises a number of our most important learning objectives

10. The Basic Process Create Reflect/Revise Assess Critical Thought Creative Thought Communication Collaboration Caring metaCognition Communication Critical Thought Creative Thought metaCognition • ?

11. Amplify !

12. Purpose Built Research Evolved Built for education, not re-purposed for education Based on previous work showing the pedagogical power of: peer-assessment self-assessment formative assessment Specific instantiation and best practices based on direct research assessing satisfaction and effectiveness

13. Climbing The Stairway … • It’s not about the knowledge, it’s about knowing what to do with it. • Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Character Education, Citizenship, Caring – metaCognitive • Technology has clear negatives, but it also has the potential to positively enact educational change … if properly designed (i.e., pedagogically based, easy to use, effective) • Students are bored and fail to see the relevance of a traditional curriculum and the assignments associated with it … we badly need to find ways to engage them! • Teachers are bored and need ways to model creativity and excitement over learning

14. Engage !

15. Motivate !

16. Assess !

17. Critical Thinking MAD score = (∑ (|si- Ẋp|))/N 7 - 9 = -2 3 - 3 = 0 9 6 - 6 = 0 8 - 9 = -1 9 - 6 = 3 4 - 9 = -5 7 Sue (2 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 5)/6 = 1.83 7 - 9 = -2 Steve

19. Meta Cognition mCscore = [SAs (prePA) – As]/ [SAs (postPA) – As] Pre PA Post PA 6 6 9 7 Sue Sue 6 - 9 = -3 7 - 9 = -1

21. Taking Learning Outcomes To The Gym Google: Joordens HEQCO

22. Thank you!Questions ? www.peerScholar.com @peerScholar steve@peerScholar.com @stevejoordens