Evaluation Starts With Clear Goals

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Evaluation Starts With Clear Goals

• Learning
• Knowledge
• Skills (writing, computational, analytical,
  visual, vocabulary, etc.)
• Attitudes
• Usability
• Important with data and technology

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Usability

• Can they complete the exercise without
  intervention?
• Do they understand the questions and
  instructions?
• Do they have the background knowledge and skills
  to successfully do the activity?

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Usability Evaluation

• Classroom observations
• Extra credit lesson critique
• Student volunteers

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Evaluating Learning

• Build evaluation into the exercise
• Can they explain, apply or synthesize the key
  concepts?
• Analyze student responses to questions for
  evidence of misconceptions

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Design Techniques

• Curriculum by Design
• By Wiggins and McTighe
• Learning Cycle
• Explore
• Explain
• Elaborate