STEMskiller: Skill Set Map for Mentors of Early Career Researchers

LEARNING, TEACHING, AND SUPERVISING: Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

[Assessment/evaluation]

Assessment - outcome alignment

Definition:

A properly-designed course should ensure that students actually achieve the learning outcomes planned for a course and have not just memorized content related to assessments. 

Useful resources on Assessment - outcome alignment:

Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Education Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University. (2021). Alignment. https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/alignment.html

Describes why learning objectives, assessments, and instructional strategies should be aligned, with examples of well-aligned assessments. 

University of New South Wales Teaching. (2019). Aligning Assessment with Outcomes. https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/aligning-assessment-learning-outcomes

Detailed description of alignment, listing its benefits, challenges, strategies, and links to additional reading on this topic. 

Tags: IPS IA; IPS CritT; IPS CreaT; IPS WC; IPS OC; IPS R; IPS QL; IPS IL; IPS T; IPS PS; PSR CE; PSR IKC; PSR ER; PSR LL; PSR GL; IAL IntL; CompQ

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Table of contents:

2.2. Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

2.2.1. Curriculum design

2.2.2. Course development

2.2.3. Exam preparation

2.2.4. eLearning, learning management systems, teaching technologies

2.2.5. Assessment/evaluation

2.2.5.1. Feedback
2.1.5.2. Formative assessment
2.1.5.3. Summative assessment
2.1.5.4. Self and peer assessment
2.1.5.5. Course evaluations

2.1.5.7. Academic misconduct

 

Author: Stephanie Krueger

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Last Updated: February 9, 2021