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Assessing Student Progress And Performance Across The Curriculum, Christopher G. Brown, Jennell M. Talley, Bekah Ward Dr., Christopher I. Brandon Jr., Jill Penn, Elisabeth Javazon
Assessing Student Progress And Performance Across The Curriculum, Christopher G. Brown, Jennell M. Talley, Bekah Ward Dr., Christopher I. Brandon Jr., Jill Penn, Elisabeth Javazon
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference (2017-2019)
Evaluation of student learning is of paramount importance to the educational community and allows reflection on program successes and weaknesses; however, best practices are hotly debated. This project designed and implemented an assessment system in which an identical, mixed-format assessment was given to all levels of students in the Georgia Gwinnett College biology program at the start of the semester for academic years 2014-15, 2015-16 and Fall of 2016. The assessment contained multiple choice and free-response questions, and evaluated lab reports from core courses in the biology program. This system allows for longitudinal assessment of students, provides quick results for …
Comparing Formative And Summative Instruments: What Tools Inform Practice And Guide Teacher Candidate Decision Making?, Christina L. Wilcoxen
Comparing Formative And Summative Instruments: What Tools Inform Practice And Guide Teacher Candidate Decision Making?, Christina L. Wilcoxen
Student Work
With an increased focus on field-based preparation, the relationship between P12 school districts and universities has been forced to change with little or no support to create effective third space environments. The complexity of the student teaching experience is compounded by the need for redefined roles, the lack of a common lexicon and the incongruence of accreditation systems. A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods study was conducted to compare the use of formative and summative evaluation tools used to evaluate teacher candidates during student teaching. It also explored how the use of these two tools impacted the feedback provided and implemented …