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Using the correct rubric can help the student through the expectations and steps needed to meet the competency.
Assessment is relatively difficult for most instructors to master and it took years as working as a teacher before I come to understand both the impact that it has on a class (vague assessments do not play well) as well as the way in which it defines how a class has to be fundamentally structured. I don't believe that there is a catch all here, but instead it really depends on program to program. For example, my class' labs are often assessed with a 0 or 100 point rubric because there really is no in between. However, outside the lab assignments, students are assessed differently with a rubric that reflects their own growth. I believe the one demonstrated here works very well for assessment in most scenarios, including non tactile or kinesthetic assignments. As a side note, glad to see this course bring up the use of Oral assessments to determine a student's progress. A conversation is a really great barometer for student progress.
Assessments are basis for gaining progression of development & knowledge of given tasks has been properly learned as intended.
assessing each students progression is important to insure that each student is successful
In a live lab setting, evaluating student progress involves assessing students' performance, understanding, and skills during hands-on experiments, practical activities, and demonstrations. Creating assessments that include observing the students' lab techniques, problem-solving skills, data analysis skills, and adherence to safety protocols will help ensure course objectives are met, aiming to measure students' mastery of lab procedures and proficiency in conducting experiments and interpreting results.
I am a clinical instructor. So assessing each student depends on their knowledge base. The student has to apply what they have learned in lecture and how it relates to the patient they are caring for. If the student's technical skills are not correct, I explain and show how the skills are performed. This will help with communication and taking responsibility for learning the skills.
Evaluating students can take be done through formative and summative assessments. Formative assesses progress during the course and the summative form assesses at the end the course. Assessing students progress in the laboratory setting can be difficult as it can time for students to time to master a skill depending on their speed at which each learns.
I am a firm believer in formative assessments. Assessing and providing feedback as the student learns allows us to shift instruction as necessary to best support student learning. Relying exclusively on summative assessment runs the risk of completing a learning block only to find that our students are missing key concepts.
It makes me think about the way I assess. I have some reflection as part of the assessment process but it is more used as a communication tool for me to understand the student's process when using the tool. The largest part of the assessment is the actual project which is a physical build.
I grade alot on participation and effort due to the fact that I have students in my classes from verying grades, they have verying abilities, and and extremely different skill levels. Alot of summative assessments are used and it has served me well over these many years.
I do agree to effectively assess student progress one must create rubrics that include purpose, practicability, reliability, and validity. Rubrics help eliminate unclear expectations for both student and instructor. I also agree that assessments should reach across cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains in order to be effective.
Giving an assignment and having the student explain what they are doing in a step-by-step manner
Assessing students' development, especially in a hands-on lab setting, is crucial to the success of their instruction. Using a grading rubric and constructive feedback will help students
In my experience with assessments in the shop setting, I have found that rubrics tend to be the best fit. Many students can use the rubric to self evaluate their work and their progress through the project while also using it as a "to do list" so to say to assist them with what to complete and when.
I feel like there is a time and place for all forms of assessment in the class. The trick is knowing how and when to utilize them.
Evaluating student competency and progress is difficult in the lab environment. A rubric can be helpful in identifying learning strengths and deficits as well as help students prepare for lab by gaining a clear understanding of the objectives.
Being a clinical instructor is so different from being a solely didactic instructor. There is a whole separate skill set to develop when encouraging, promoting, providing and evaluating student learning, versus that of classroom learning.