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MEDT 7476: Assessing Learning with Technology-Enhanced Instruction 1

Discussion 4 (K-12): Assessing How We Assess (1+1) 1

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Prompt: K-12 The major project in this course--Assignment 2 and Assignment 3--asks that you coach and/or collaborate with a client or educational professional in the design, implementation, and analysis/evaluation of tech-enhanced learning. As a background to this post, you will have read Chapter 9: Revising Feedback and Instructional Plans (Butler & McMunn, 2014), and in this chapter, we begin to consider how we give students feedback and how we modify instructional plans based on this feedback. Fill out the Appendix to Discussion 4 (K-12) document in Google Docs (you have to make your own copy first). Thinking of your own assessment practice, fill out Table 9.1 and Exhibit 9.1. You will use the results of this document as the basis for how you respond to the discussion prompt below. Share your results in your initial post (as an attachment, a hyperlink, or a copy/paste into the bottom of your post).

I. For Your Initial Post

A. In your Subject Line, write a descriptive title that is appropriate and makes sense to you! B. In the Body of your post, address the following:

a. Looking at the results on your Table 9.1 Assessment Beliefs and Practices... i. Are there any statements where there was a significant difference between

how you rated Desirability and Implementation? ii. What do your results tell you about your approach to assessment?

b. Looking at your results for Exhibit 9.1: Self-Checklist: Promoting Assessment for Learning...

i. Are there areas you could target for improving your own assessment practice? Why or why not?

c. Looking at your responses on both of the instruments… i. How might "understanding how you assess" help you when working with

teachers, school librarians, and other educators to design, implement, and evaluate technology-enhanced instruction?

II. Respond to at least one peer’s post (1+1)

1 The title of the discussion board in CourseDen is Discussion 4: Assessing Approaches to Assessment (K-12) and Evaluation (ID). Due to the need to differentiate the topics for Discussion 4, there’s no single perfect title for both K-12 and ID!

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