1. Assessment and Learning Analytics.
By: Katy English, Brianna Ulba, Hannah Sabal

2. Classically Used Assessments (Summative)
standardized tests
chapter tests
exams
benchmark assessments
consquences: not getting into college

3. Formative Assessment “practice” student involvement
teachers must provide detailed feedback
consequences are not as severe and help is more immediate

4. Benefits of Formative Assessments
feedback
students are more involved
assesses how student is doing

5. How Students Should be Learning?
must be engaged
student directed learning
multiple intelligences
real world scenarios

6. How Else Can We Assess?
new online resource Assess4ed.net to help educators transition
PARCC and SBAC, computer based assessment programs were given 330 million dollars

7. Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and Careers
eliminates end of term tests
uses assessments throughout the year instead
decreases the weight of any one test
provides useful, formative information for students and teachers

8. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
uses technology that asks students questions that are based on previous answers
eliminates stakes of end of term assessments
includes tests that will inform parents and teachers how the student is progressing

9. Multiple Intelligence Quiz
Bgfl.org
Multiple Intelligence Test
ient_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/

10. Learning Analytics
Definition: The interpretation of a wide range of data produced and gathered on behalf of students to assess academic progress.
Goals: Gain information to help schools take action towards educational improvement and gain more personalized education for each student. It helps prepare students for their future.
“Efficient learner hypothesis”
“Whole person analytics”

11. Process Data collection Analysis Student Learning Audience
Intervention
Organizations: EDUCAUSE, Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Companies: Grockit and Knewton

12. Examples Mixpanel Analytics Userfly Gephi SNAPP
Moodle, Desire2Learn, Blackboard
Issues- privacy, critique, data access and ownership

13. Video 4

14. Moving Forward Continuous improvement PDCA cycle
There are many plans to keep the American Education system on top. There is one that is more well known and effective than the rest and that is the Baldrige Criteria.

15. Baldrige Criteria A nation at risk Why did other plans fail?
What makes Baldrige different?
Eleven Core Values

16. The Baldrige Process 1. Identification 2. Improve the Process
3. Determine effectiveness