Welcome to the Mathematics Assessment Project. Evidence-based Teaching Strategies in Canvas. I've shared a resource in Canvas Commons with some examples of brief, research-based teaching strategies implemented in Canvas, such as: transparent assignments, minute papers, values affirmation, social belonging, goal setting, student testimonials, nudges, discussion protocols, wrappers, and midterm student feedback. You can preview this resource here.
You can also download an export of the Canvas resource in the attachment section below if you do not have access to Canvas Commons. Evidence-based teaching refers to teaching strategies and principles for which there have been research studies indicating their effectiveness at improving student learning, engagement, attitudes, or other factors related to academic success. This resource is not meant to be comprehensive. As detailed in the table below, there are many different types and scopes of evidence-based pedagogical strategies and principles, and this resource only begins to tackle just one small part of this space. 5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools.
I thought I could read my students' body language. I was wrong. As an experiment, I used Socrative when I taught binary numbers. What I learned forever changed my views on being a better teacher. Why Formative Assessment Makes Better Teachers Formative assessment is done as students are learning. Summative assessment is at the end (like a test). Here's what happened in my classroom. "We've got this, it's easy," they said. I looked at the other students and asked, "Do you have this? " They nodded their heads furiously up and down in a "yes. " My teacher instincts said that everyone knew it, but I decided to experiment. I was floored. I taught for another few minutes and gave them another problem. But the end result was not what you think. I am sold. Good teachers in every subject will adjust their teaching based upon what students know at each point. Formative Assessment Toolkit Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each tool. 1. 2.
Kahoot lets us build fun quizzes. 3. 4. 5. Student response, Assessment tools. The Perfect Assessment - The Perfect Assessment by Terry Heick Nothing is perfect, but we can dream. So let’s dream about assessment.
First, what is an assessment? If the goal of our collective craft is understanding, than the tools we use should promote understanding, both directly and indirectly. So what would the perfect assessment be like? How would it be used to improve learning? How can it promote understanding without haunting students? There’s no single answer here because there are too many moving parts. Below, I guess at some of these indicators.
I was more interested in the function of assessment as a tool for learning, and what we might be missing. The Perfect Assessment… …will be in the form and mode that will help the students reach their goals, not the institution reach its goals …will provide data to revise planned instruction …will show both short and long-term progress …will adjust in real-time and scale (in complexity, knowledge demands, etc.) …will be based on a specific learning taxonomy.