Module 5: Assessing and Evaluating the Adult Learner - Available Now!

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Module 5 discusses evaluation of the adult learner through formal grading and informal assessment of progress in the classroom and in activities. The module identifies and discusses effective and ineffective feedback, grading, development of project criteria, and designing of evaluation tools.
Additionally, the module discusses ways for faculty to assess their own skills and develop plans for improvement. The sections included in this module are as follows:

Section 1: Assessment and Evaluation
Section 1 focuses on considerations of importance when assessing the progress of the adult learner, evaluating achievement of course objectives, and assessing how the classroom meets the learning needs of the students. The purposes and value of effective assessment and evaluation, techniques for matching evaluation to course objective, methods of providing effective feedback, and preparing students for the evaluation process will be considered.

Section 2: Grading the Adult Learner
Section 2 focuses on grading procedures for different types of graded elements in a course. Grading philosophy, policy, and procedure will be considered. Methods to reduce student complaints about grades and techniques for resolving grade disputes will be reviewed. Section 2 discusses issues surrounding academic dishonesty and recommends policy and procedure considerations.

Section 3: Design and Content of Evaluation Tools
Section 3 focuses on considerations and techniques for designing evaluation tools. Construction of a variety of evaluation methods is introduced as are methods of grading tests, labs, activities, presentation, and discussion.

Section 4: Assessing Student Progress
Section 4 focuses on assessment of student progress over the course of a term. The term “assessment” is used in Section 4 as a method of determining students’ progress. Grades and other evaluative measures will not be considered for purposes of progress assessment. Initial assessment of students’ abilities relative to course objectives will be discussed followed by methods for development of students’ skills and ongoing assessment. Departmental and institutional applications of assessment outcomes will be reviewed.

Section 5: Faculty Assessment
Section 5 focuses on defining faculty assessment, its purposes, and methods. Types of faculty assessment and their advantages and disadvantages will be reviewed. Section 5 will discuss methods for developing your own evaluation tool, personalized to your needs. Guidelines for effective faculty assessment programs will be reviewed and you will have the opportunity to evaluate your assessment program according to the guidelines. Principles of applying evaluation feedback to professional development will be considered. Finally, some of the controversies regarding faculty assessments will be reviewed and methods for resolving them examined.

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