Archive | Assess student work

Assess It! | May 17, 2017

Diagnoses from the Quantitative Reasoning Fellows

By ACERT and Robert Cowan
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

At the May 3, 2017 Assessment Breakfast, Hunter’s 2016-17 Quantitative Reasoning Fellows (QRFs), Ernesto Garcia, Richard Gustavson, and Rachel Perlin presented “Using Diagnostic Exams to Run Semester-Long Assessment.”

Assess It! | November 10, 2016

Assessment is collaborative: Librarians and compositions work together to assess student’s research projects

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment, Map to assessments

Library instruction can be different from other college teaching. At the same time, librarians are urged to prove our impact. But how, in this model, do we measure our impact? What does successful library instruction look like?

Assess It! | October 27, 2016

Reflection: “Rubrics: An Undervalued Teaching Tool”

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment

Creating a well thought-out, comprehensive rubric takes work; but the effort is worth it. Rubrics, when used correctly, have a number of benefits. They have been shown to help students become more aware of their learning process and progress, improve student performance, and help instructors quickly and consistently assess assignments from student to student.

Tool Talk | October 6, 2016

Enhancing student engagement using Airserver

By ACERT and Manashi Chatterjee
Topics : Assess student work, Data visualization, Lectures, Mobile apps and devices, Student Engagement

Traditional methods of teaching organic chemistry via lecture do not provide active learning opportunities for students. Instead, meaningful learning occurs when students are encouraged to participate and work on problems rather than waiting to copy instructors’ answers. We report how the use of “iPad with AirServer” in an organic chemistry lecture course can make student thinking visible.

What We’re Reading | April 19, 2016

Make It Stick

By ACERT, Mark Bobrow, Stephanie Margolin and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Course design

Members of the ACERT community share their responses to "Make It Stick." This book challenges conventional thinking about student learning, with a particular focus on how inefficient and unproductive strategies and practices are often reinforced by educators.

Exploring Student Learning: Assessment Day 2016

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Wednesday
Apr 20, 2016
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Chanin (B126 HW)

Exploring Student Learning: Assessment Day 2016

Presenter(s): Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry), Jennifer DeGregorio (English), Bryan Dowling (Psychology), Kirsten Grant (Chemistry), Stephanie Margolin (Library), Maria Nelson (Special Education), Elizabeth Wall-O'Brien (Advising)

Come hear the 2015-2016 Assessment Fellows talk about their use of assessment to innovate within their courses and programs. [Details...]

Assess anything you like with rubrics

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work

Wednesday
Feb 24, 2016
10:00 am - 11:30 am
1220 HE

Assess anything you like with rubrics

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment and ACERT)

Learn the technique then work as a group to create and apply a custom rubric in a fun context. [Details...]

Assess It! | November 30, 2015

Students as researchers: Using Google’s DocuViz to learn about how you write

By ACERT and Andrew Laudel
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Group work, Online writing and reflection

Students use DocuViz, a Google app that visualizes how documents evolve, to explore the fundamental questions: what do you do when you write, and why?

ACERT Connections | November 16, 2015

Chemistry meets education

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams

Hear about how Lindsay Portnoy (Education) and Mandë Holford (Chemistry) met at an ACERT event and embarked on a series of collaborations, including cross-class assignments and the development of an educational game.