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| Wednesday, 20 July 2005: 1:30 PM-2:15 PM | |||
| Pacific H (San Francisco Marriott) | |||
| C-3: Designing a Rubric to Measure Student Learning Objectives | |||
| Detailed Description: | The focus of this presentation will be to discuss the importance of designing student assessments to measure learning outcomes and how rubrics can be used for this purpose. The basics of rubric design will be featured with a discussion of its purpose and benefits. Tips will be provided on effective rubric design. Participants will have an opportunity of reviewing a sample rubric designed by the presenters. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Measuring outcomes: Student achievement and course success | ||
| Target Audience: | Academic Technology Directors, Course Designers, E-learning Managers, Faculty and Other Instructors, Institutional Research and Assessment Staff, K-12 Educational Staff, Senior Administrators | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users | ||
| Abstract Text: | Description: Accurately gauging the extent to which a student progress meets the goals that have been set is one of the most difficult tasks which educators must perform. In order to do this effectively, it is essential that instructors design their course in such a way that learning objectives and assessment strategies employed in evaluating student learning are well-aligned with one another. The focus of this presentation will be to discuss the importance of designing student assessments to measure learning outcomes and how rubrics can be used for this purpose. The basics of rubric design will be featured with a discussion of its purpose and benefits. Tips will be provided on effective rubric design. Participants will have an opportunity of reviewing a sample rubric designed by the presenters. | ||
| Session Leader: | Deepthi Werapitiya University of New Mexico/New Media and Extended Learning | ||
| Co-presenters: | Dr. Richard Howell University of New Mexico Mia Logan University of New Mexico, Office of Research | ||
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