Designing Assessments for Learning (rather than of learning) Part 2 EDC448 Dr. Julie Coiro

Today’s Objectives 5 Minute Brainstorm: Instructional practices for supporting comprehension & learning with complex texts and ideas Review APA formatting for references and in- text citations Seminar: Getting Their Attention: Frontloading and Building Prerequisite Knowledge Syllabus revisions & Text Set Due Thursday

5 Minute Joint Quick Write Think of as many examples as you can of instructional practices (ways of teaching, supporting – things YOU DO as a teacher) to foster comprehension, active meaning-making, and a positive identity as a learner while students are engaged with complex texts.

Clarifying APA Format The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue 60/01/ Refer to your syllabus for citation examples Can you find the errors and rewrite correctly? See your handout.

Reference #1: Printed Books Bilsing, Mike. (1994). Model Activity Set. CO: Hubbard Scientific Inc. –Author’s first name should be just first initial –For title, only capitalize first word –Book title should be in italics –City of publication should be before state CORRECTION: Bilsing, M. (1994). Model activity set. Boulder, CO: Hubbard Scientific Inc.

Reference #2: Webpages CELLS Alive: Plant, animal, and bacteria cell models. Retrieved from –Missing author’s name. –Missing website creation date. (if no date, put [n.d.] – but check carefully first! –Website title goes at the end –Website address not specific enough CORRECTION Sullivan, J. (2006). Plant, animal, and bacteria cell models. Retrieved from Cells Alive Website at

Reference #3: YouTube Videos Youtube. (2007). “DNA Structure” [Video file]. Retrieved from Put title in italics (not quotes) Need author’s name (if no name, use screen name). Include Month, day, & year in date CORRECTION: Ppornelubio. (2006, September 13). DNA structure [Video file]. Retrieved from

In-text citations (APA format) According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199). According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners. 2 authors: Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports... –Research supports this idea (Wegener & Petty, 1994). More than 2 authors: (Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993) –In subsequent citations, (Kernis et al., 1993)

Seminar: Getting Their Attention