1. Aligning Student Learning outcomes to Evaluation
IT/Cybersecurity - ICRDCE Conference
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2. Learning Outcomes of this Presentation
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Explain formative and summative evaluation.
Determine appropriate formative evaluation strategies.
Develop summative and formative evaluation questions at a selected learning level.

3. Formative Assessment Other characteristics:
The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.
Other characteristics:
Help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
Help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately
Low stakes (low or no point value)
May not affect a student’s grade

4. Summative Assessment (cont.)
Troubleshooting Scenarios
Lab Simulations
Security Case Studies
Incident Response Scenarios
Discussion / Debate
Diagnostic tests

5. Formative Assessment (cont.)

6. Summative Assessment Other characteristics:
The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
Other characteristics:
Measure mastery after instruction
Often high stakes (high point value)
Used to calculate a student’s grade
Information from summative assessments can be used formatively when students or faculty use it to guide their efforts and activities in subsequent courses.

7. Summative Assessment (cont.)
End-of-unit or chapter tests with Hands-On labs
End-of-term or semester exams with Hands-On labs
Troubleshooting Labs
Lab Simulations
Security Case Presentation

8. Summative Assessment (cont.)
Exam Questions
Must examine the student’s achievement of stated learning outcomes
Must tie back to Course and Class Objectives
Must test students at the expected level of achievement
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior?

9. Formative & Summative Assessment

10. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes?
Level I = Knowledge/Comprehension
Level II = Comprehension / Application
Level III = Application / Analysis
Level IV = Analysis / Synthesis & Evaluation

11. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 1. Knowledge
When was this software installed?
Where was this software installed?
Question cues: List, define, tell, label

12. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 2. Comprehension
What kind of software is this?
Why was this type of software installed?
Question cues: Describe, name, identify, discuss

13. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 3. Application
How would you describe the software to others?
What caption would you write for this software (say, in a technical magazine)?
Question cues: Modify, solve, change, explain

14. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 4. Analysis
Why was this specific application installed and not a different one?
What do you know about how to configure / customize this application?
Question cues: Analyze, separate, compare, contrast

15. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 5. Synthesis
What would you say is your level of experience in troubleshooting this type of software?
When would you say is the next upgrade expected to be released?
Question cues: Create, construct, plan, role-play

16. The Relationship to Leveled Outcomes? (cont.)
Level 6. Evaluation
Does this application work for the need intended?
Compare this application with a similar one. How are they different?
Question cues: Give opinion, criticize, summarize

17. Next Steps
Questions & Answers: How can we assist?
Teamwork