david steer department of geosciences the university of akron learning objectives and assessments...

David Steer

Department of Geosciences

The University of Akron

Learning objectives and assessments

Oct 2013

Identify Course & Module Learning

Goals

Identify learning objectives for

individual lessons

Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and objectives

Design teaching resources and

materials to match assessments

Plan Instructional Strategies to

implement teaching resources

Pilot Materials, Make changes

• Cognitive: What do they know?• Affective: What do they care about?• Behavioral: What can they do?

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives are the intended results of the teaching activities

• Describe conditions under which behavior is to be performed

• Use action verbs• State Criteria• Add the product, process or outcome

Learning Objectives

Writing Learning Objectives

From Climate Unit: After completing this unit, students will be able to correctly distinguish between forced and unforced climate change.

• Developmental: lower level tasks required before moving on

• Mastery: complex tasks likely to have varying levels of progress

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives target different levels of learning

Learning objectives support your learning goals.

Learning Objectives

This afternoon you will develop learning objectives that support your

learning goalsRemembering

Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Creating

memorization and recall

getting the meaning of

using knowledge

taking apart

information

reorganizing

information

generating, producing

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See the Bloom’s Taxonomy: A Framework for Learning Handout

• Learning objectives describe measureable geoscience literacy goals

• Instructions and/or rubrics provide guidance for how students meet learning goals

• Learning objectives and goals are appropriate for the intended use of the course/module

• Learning objectives and goals are clearly stated for each module in language suitable for the level of the students

• Learning objectives and goals address the process and nature of science and development of scientific habits of mind

Learning Objectives

What is required from the Materials Development Rubric?

Must score 13/15 on this section

Learning Objectives

What questions do you have about

learning objectives?

Learning objectives form the basis of assessment.


Goals


individual lessons







• Formative: While the learning is occurring• Purpose to monitor student learning• Immediate feedback• Help students & faculty identify weaknesses• Low stakes

• Summative: After learning has occurred• Purpose to evaluate learning against some benchmark• High stakes (graded)

Assessment and Measurement

There are two broad categories of assessments:

• Assessments measure the learning goals• Assessments are criterion referenced• Assessments are consistent with course activities

and resources expected• Assessments are sequenced, varied and

appropriate to the content• Assessments address goals at successively higher

cognitive levels




In class activity: Mining a Muffin Exercise

Minerals Module: Formative

Students are given a muffin and a variety of tools to extract the “ore.”

Students are asked a variety of questions related to the costs and benefits of removing the “ore” from the muffin

Exam Question: The drawing shows a hillside in which a mining company wants to open a mine, along with a scale bar to illustrate size and distances. What are the potential costs and benefits of extracting ore in this location?

Minerals Module: Summative

• Enough assessment opportunities to conclusively demonstrate the level of learning achieved• Learning Objective level

• Both formative and summative• Module/course goal level: Summative

• These assessments need to show what students know and are able to do as related to the broader goals


What will the assessment team need?

• Assessments measure the learning goals• Assessments are criterion referenced• Assessments are consistent with course activities and

resources expected• Assessments are sequenced, varied and appropriate to the

content• Assessments address goals at successively higher cognitive

levels

Learning Outcomes



Summary


Goals


individual lessons







david steer department of geosciences the university of akron learning objectives and assessments...

Documents

outcome learning objectives

learning goals assessments

learning handout slide

muffin slide

formative students

materials development

intended use

mastery developmental