Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2012

Learning is performance. Learning to play an instrument ultimately results in some form of musical performance. Learning to play an instrument ultimately results in some form of musical performance. Such performances don't have to be public, but often they are. Inappropriate assessment methods can be a disaster.

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CourseArc

MARCH 15, 2017

Since online learning often separates teachers from learners across time and distance, we rely on evaluations – in the form of tests, quizzes and assessments – to judge each student’s successful comprehension of the content (and to judge how well the course designers presented their information). But what makes a good test question?

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CourseArc

APRIL 12, 2017

Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Approach to Assessing Training Outcomes. The first order of business is to assess how learners react to the course by asking… What did participants think about the course? organizational culture, structured performance reviews, etc.) LEVEL 1: Reaction. to reward behavioral change.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2020

At each stage, students can check the viability of their coding by clicking on a self-checking tool 'Assess Your Performance' icon. by Steve Wheeler was written in London, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Python's got legs!

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

They get to know their charges well, finding creative ways to help them to learn optimally, engaging them with methods and activities designed to draw out the best performances. Good teachers continually reflect on their practice, think critically and act creatively. Unported License. Enjoy the retro-futuristic images!

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 23, 2020

However, the same teachers thought that technology to support formative and summative assessment was the most important (84 per cent). RM's Integris platform clearly performs these roles in combination. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 12, 2014

It supports personalised learning through self expression, and through the act of thinking out loud and performing one''s learning for a public audience. I recall several of my own students recently choosing a video as their preferred format of assessment, because I offered it as a legitimate mode of assignment. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 7, 2019

However, if we believe that assessment should focus on providing students with constructive criticism and feedback on their work so that they can learn and improve, we will question this. Teachers provide assessment for learning, alongside assessment of learning. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. Passion for education by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 1983) Freedom to Learn.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Many forms of assessment have been tried in schools. The current UK secondary curriculum is based on a combination of summative (exams) and continuous (project based) forms of assessment, and is thought to be fair because it measures learner performance over a long period of time. And yet this approach to assessment is flawed.

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Learning with e's

MAY 9, 2016

I'm not opposed to assessment - it's a vital part of pedagogy, because we need to know how our students are doing, but more importantly, students need to know their own progress, and what to do to improve. I believe in assessment for learning - providing students with constructive feedback to extend their learning. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 21, 2015

Last week I wrote about the issues and challenges of assessment. Yesterday at the London Grid for learning Conference I asked my audience of over 400 teachers if they knew what ipsative assessment was. Ipsative assessment is not a commonly known method, and yet most of us use it just about every day to measure ourselves.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This model patently doesn't work, because it fails to take into account the variations in performance and ability within year groups. It may also be premised on faulty assessment methods. Standardised assessment militates against personalised learning too. Unported License. But it's not happening quickly or widely enough.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

In the meantime, here's the essence of the interview: My view on quality in primary education is that is cannot be solely measured through standardised testing or other performance related metrics. I suggest ipsative assessment which involves measuring a student's learning against their own previous achievements. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 28, 2016

An body of literature, books and videos has emerged in recent years explaining the benefits of the personalised curriculum, espousing individualised assessment and championing student centred learning. Even assessment can be personalised. Unported License. The personalised learning movement continues to grow in influence.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Everyone is forced to perform at a level that aligns to what those in power expect. Everyone is distracted from the business of learning by the need to 'perform'. I have already written about the superficiality and inappropriateness of many tests in a post called Who put the ass in assessment? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 6, 2012

I recently blogged about the hidden audience effect , and cited Westfields Junior School's S'cool Internet Radio and David Mitchell's Quadblogging projects as examples of how students can become better engaged with learning when they perform their work for an audience. Prior to social media, how did they perform their skills for an audience?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Next time, they improve their performance and avoid the same errors. As Graham Brown-Martin remarked, gaming is powerful because there is constant assessment of performance (usually self assessment, but also from the community who are playing the game if it is a social game). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2011

Correct - assessment. When I crowdsourced for material for this series of blog posts on #learning2020 , a lot of the comments I received back were about assessment. Just about the only people who love assessment are the government and the organisations who. er, organise assessment. Unported License. Go figure.

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Learning with e's

MAY 14, 2015

How can games be integrated into the education, and in what ways might learning from games be assessed? This leads not only to self testing but also embraces ipsative forms of assessment, where students measure their performance against their own previous achievements. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Ultimately, in trying again, you hone your skills or thinking, and assess your performance against previous ones. Image by Dan Pupius Permission to fail by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. And you have permission to fail.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 24, 2015

Often, the differences between the two philosophies determine how students are treated, how they are assessed and ultimately, how they view their education and their own achievements. Later they are assessed on what they have remembered, and are given a grade to show how well they have been able to do so. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Putting your ideas 'out there' as a public performance can be risky, but also very rewarding. But let's be frank - all teachers create content on a regular basis including lesson plans, assessment tools, learning and teaching resources and new ideas for plenaries, starters or revision. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The theory Robert Rosethal and Leonora Jacobson conducted studies in American schools during the 1960s focused on the effect teachers can have on the learning performances of children. Unported License. If you wish to delve deeper, you are advised to read the associated literature and sources.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2017

The constant assessment of teacher performance really puts a strain on our ability to provide stimulating and exciting experiences for our students. Unported License. Always keep one week day evening and one weekend day to yourself, no work! Be strict on keeping that you-time, you need it.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 3, 2013

Automated assessment of learning through computer adaptive testing is another trend he predicts, where students are given grades based on their performance on multiple choice questions. Photo by Paul Shreeve The future of classrooms by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2012

I recently blogged about the hidden audience effect , and cited Westfields Junior School's S'cool Internet Radio and David Mitchell's Quadblogging projects as examples of how students can become better engaged with learning when they perform their work for an audience. Prior to social media, how did they perform their skills for an audience?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2013

We talked for instance about how technology would streamline assessment, and how the curriculum might be impacted by new technologies. Digital classrooms will become the place where learning is performed, celebrated and assessed - on large wall screens for all to enjoy. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2011

I have written about 2020 learners , 2020 classrooms and 2020 curriculum (focusing mainly on assessment of learning), and also touched on what we might see with 2020 learning technologies. She sees teacher tasks such as assessment (marking) being "very different with verbal feedback recorded and recognised as vital." Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2017

Put less pressure on testing and assessment, more trust in teacher to instil a love of learning and supporting the children’s needs and interests. Photo courtesy of Naomi Hancock Teacher Voices: Naomi Hancock by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2011

Many new technologies are poor performers in their early stages and take a while to become stable and reliable. But ultimately it is how we use them and assess their use, yes? Monday at 01:33 · Image source More disruption by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2011

Correct - assessment. When I crowdsourced for material for this series of blog posts on #learning2020 , a lot of the comments I received back were about assessment. Just about the only people who love assessment are the government and the organisations who. er, organise assessment. Unported License. Go figure.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 19, 2011

He performs poorly again, doesn't want to do any homework or put any effort in, and struggles to catch up. His performance drops further and the school and parents react negatively again - it's affecting the school's reputation and may even influence their league table position if the child's performance is reflected in poor exam grades.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2011

A lot of academics and scolars scoff at Wikipedia and forbid their students to reference it in their assessed work. Such tasks are usually performed by editorial teams. Journals perform a different function entirely, and are less immediate, more slow burning in their impact. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 27, 2013

Children are required to perform according to the expectations of the school system, teachers, parents, society. I wrote previously about some alternative assessment approaches in a blog entitled Fair Measures some time ago. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Diversity or conformity? Unported License. What are your views?

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 2, 2014

If a computer can perform a task better than me or my students alone, I’m willing to explore that potential. I can ask individualized questions of students to assess comprehension. The featured image is creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by aperture_lag. Our Use of Computers.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 29, 2008

They are used by evaluation designers to develop metrics and assessments. Of course, if one subscribes to more constructivist approaches to learning, performance objectives are less important than learning goals. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. United States License. This is an interesting perspective.

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