Interactive Classroom Assessment Techniques using Clicker Technology - Oregon IL Summit 2012

Simple to Use Interactive Provides real-time feedback Everyone participates Assess prior knowledge Formative assessment Clicker Technology Interactive Classroom Assessment Techniques (iCATs) Using Clicker Technology http://tinyurl.com/ilsummit-icats iCATs Dale Vidmar Information Literacy and Instruction Librarian Oregon Information Literacy Summit 2012 May 19, 2012 Chemeketa Community College - Yamhill Valley Campus McMinnville, Oregon Classroom Assessment Techniques 50 CATS by Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross Prior knowledge is critical to developing learning that is appropriate to what students already know and to build upon that knowledge. On-going formative assessment directs the course of instruction making sure students are achieving the desired outcomes. Background knowledge Misconception/preconception Opinion Polls Self-confidence Survey Check-in Activity Reactions/Assessment Reading/ Assignment Ratings Review materials Interactive Classroom Assessment Techniques (iCATS) Using Clicker Technology Dale Vidmar Information Literacy and Instruction Librarian Oregon Information Literacy Summit May 19, 2012 Southern Oregon University Getting Started Clicker Training Borrow clickers or Purchase Download TurningPoint Plan what you want to know Create the questions Writing Good Questions! Keep it simple Avoid negative items Details belong in the question, not the answer Check for consistency in languange At all cost, avoid - "all of the above" "none of the above" At all cost, avoid - "a and b, b and c, or a and c" References Classroom Response System (“Clickers”) Bibliography - Derek Bruff - http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/docs/classroom-response-system-clickers-bibliography/ Clickers and CATs: Using Learner Response Systems for Formative Assessments in the Classroom - 50 CATs from Angelo and Cross http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersandCATsUsingLearnerRes/219138/ http://pages.uoregon.edu/tep/resources/newteach/fifty_cats.pdf IWBAT develop interactive classroom assessment techniques to measure the “real-time” learning of students IWBAT adapt clicker technology to interactively assess student learning and improve their personal teaching practice Why Are We Here? http://webpages.sou.edu/~vidmar/ilsummit2012/icats.pptx