Alternative Assessments: Thinking Beyond the Test Seminar

Issued by University of North Dakota

Earners of this badge have attended and participated in a 60 minute workshop about alternative approaches to assessment that can be implemented in both face-to-face and online courses. The methods shared have the potential to better and more efficiently assess the range of student learning outcomes. Research was discussed showing that high-stakes testing is not necessarily the best way to assess student learning. Examples were provided for a variety of both graded and ungraded assessments.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Hours
Cost Free

Skills

Earning Criteria

Discuss Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives categories: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation.
Identify how formative and summative assessments differ, including sharing examples.
Participate in discussion about the variety of assessments available, graded and ungraded, based on achievement of different Bloom's objectives.