Assessment in a Constructivist,
Technology-Supported Learning
From the
conversation we gather that some students:
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Memorize very much for the test.
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Study only for passing score and a
passing grade.
The
questions we raise are: “is it really bad to memorize for the test?” and is it
not good to study for a score and for a grade? The answer to both questions is
a NO .
Authentic
assessment is most appropriate for the constructive classroom. Authentic
assessment measures collective abilities, written and oral expression skills,
analytical skills, manipulative skills, (like computer skills ) integration,
creativity, and ability to work collaboratively.
In authentic
assessment, students perform real world tasks, thus the word “authentic”
assessment includes performance or product assessment.
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You and your students may develop a
rubric. It can be a collaborative effort for both of you- teacher and students-
in line with the practice of self-assessment, which is highly encourage. In
fact with scoring rubric, standards are clearly set at the beginning for you
and your students.
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Assessment in a technology-supported
environment necessarily includes display of skillful and creative use of
technologies, old and recent, because that is what is naturally expected of us
in the real world, a technology-dominated world.
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In the 21 century, we need to be
computer literate and fluent or we get lost or become helpless.
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These presentations need
performance-based assessment or product assessment. It is a direct assessment.
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We do not test their computer and
creative skills, their analytical and integrative skills by way of a
multiple-choice.
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A technology-supported classroom
maximizes the use of old and new technology; students are expected to
demonstrate learning with the use of both old and new technology.
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Students may use transparencies OHP
to demonstrate the learned skill of topic presentation.
How do we assess of
our students have learned the constructivist’s way of thinking, behaving and
living?
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By using the rubric for
understanding and improving meaningful environments.
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