1. Presented to GETSI by Ellen Iverson, SERC, Carleton College Developed as InTeGrate talk by David Steer Department of Geosciences The University of Akron Learning outcomes and assessments Feb 2014

2. Identify Module Learning Goals Identify learning outcomes Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and outcomes Design teaching resources and materials to match assessments Plan Instructional Strategies to implement teaching resources

3. Cognitive: What do they know? Affective: What do they care about? Behavioral: What can they do? Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes are the intended results of the teaching activities

4. Describe conditions under which behavior is to be performed Use action verbs State Criteria Add the product, process or outcome Learning Outcomes Writing Learning Outcomes From Climate Unit: After completing this unit, students will be able to correctly distinguish between forced and unforced climate change.

5. Developmental: lower level tasks required before moving on Mastery: complex tasks likely to have varying levels of progress Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes target different levels of learning Learning Outcomes support your learning goals.

6. Learning Outcomes This weekend you will develop learning outcomes that support your learning goals Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating memorization and recall getting the meaning of using knowledge taking apart information reorganizing information generating, producing Mastery Developmental See the Bloom’s Taxonomy: A Framework for Learning Handout

7. Learning outcomes describe measureable geoscience literacy goals Instructions and/or rubrics provide guidance for how students meet learning goals Learning outcomes and goals are appropriate for the intended use of the course/module Learning outcomes and goals are clearly stated for each module in language suitable for the level of the students Learning outcomes and goals address the process and nature of science and development of scientific habits of mind Learning Outcomes What is required from the Materials Development Rubric? Must score 13/15 on this section

8. Learning outcomes What questions do you have about learning outcomes? Learning outcomes form the basis of assessment.

9. Identify Module Learning Goals Identify learning outcomes Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and outcomes Design teaching resources and materials to match assessments Plan Instructional Strategies to implement teaching resources

10. Formative: While the learning is occurring Purpose to monitor student learning Immediate feedback Help students & faculty identify weaknesses Low stakes Summative: After learning has occurred Purpose to evaluate learning against some benchmark High stakes (graded) Assessment and Measurement There are two broad categories of assessments:

11. Assessments measure the learning goals Assessments are criterion referenced Assessments are consistent with course activities and resources expected Assessments are sequenced, varied and appropriate to the content Assessments address goals at successively higher cognitive levels Assessment and Measurement What is required from the Materials Development Rubric? Must score 13/15 on this section

12. In class activity: Mining a Muffin Exercise Minerals Module: Formative Students are given a muffin and a variety of tools to extract the “ore.” Students are asked a variety of questions related to the costs and benefits of removing the “ore” from the muffin

13. Exam Question: The drawing shows a hillside in which a mining company wants to open a mine, along with a scale bar to illustrate size and distances. What are the potential costs and benefits of extracting ore in this location? Minerals Module: Summative

14. Enough assessment opportunities to conclusively demonstrate the level of learning achieved Learning outcome level Both formative and summative Module/course goal level: Summative These assessments need to show what students know and are able to do as related to the broader goals Assessment and Measurement What will the assessment team need?

15. Assessments measure the learning goals Assessments are criterion referenced Assessments are consistent with course activities and resources expected Assessments are sequenced, varied and appropriate to the content Assessments address goals at successively higher cognitive levels Learning Outcomes What is required from the Materials Development Rubric? Must score 13/15 on this section

16. Summary Identify Module Learning Goals Identify learning outcomes Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and outcomes Design teaching resources and materials to match assessments Plan Instructional Strategies to implement teaching resources