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Assessment of a collection of many assignments assembled over the entirety of the course (or multiple courses).

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This website explains how to prepare a course portfolio.

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Teaching Handbook | Evaluation of Teaching | Course Portfolio Preparation | Western Washington University

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Prepared by: Carmen Werder , July 2000 Adapted from The Course Portfolio: How Faculty Can Examine Their Teaching to Advance Practice and Improve Student Learning, Hutchings, Pat, ed. Washington D.C.: American Association for Higher Education, 1998. Overview "A portfolio is an illustrated story of the writer's thinking."

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Assessments that use specific tools to aggregate responses, or multiple choice questions utilized to collect the popular opinion.

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Poll Everywhere is a tool that allows students to voice their opinions or comprehension discretely.

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"[Poll Everywhere] helps a lot of shyer students who don't always contribute in class voice their opinions a bit louder."

This quote comes from one of senior lecturer Deborah Husbands' students at the University of Westminster. "We feel more comfortable with each other now," said another student. "We feel like we can talk to each other because it's something fun to do."

Check out this video to see Husbands and her class demonstrate how you can incorporate a student response system into your classroom.

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"[Poll Everywhere] helps a lot of shyer students who don't always contribute in class voice their opinions a bit louder." This quote comes from one of senior lecturer Deborah Husbands' students at the University of Westminster. "We feel more comfortable with each other now," said another student.

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Assessment that involves teams working together over a long amount of time to create a complex artifact or presentation.

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Assessing a course activity through discussion forums, blog entries, or creative artifact creation (video, graphics, sound recordings, etc.)

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Assessments that show some type of hands-on demonstration of skills gained.

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Assessments that require learners to prepare a speech or other presentation for the instructor and/or other learners, or answer a series of questions correctly.

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Assessments that consist of open ended questions in standardized tests, comprehensive exams, or quizzes.

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Assessments that utilize problem types such as multiple choice, true/false, matching, and other forms of standardized question formats.

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This blog includes an example of an assigned group project that also includes the assessment.

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Based on "High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them," by Jean-Francois Rischard. This is the theme of the 2011 EARCOS Global Issues Network Conference, and we will be sending two teams to represent the school at JIS in April. For these teams, the G4 Project will serve as preparation for their student-led workshops at the conference.

For all of us, it will be an interesting trans-disciplinary experience in real-world problem-solving using Science.

Let's get working!

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The Group 4 Project is a central part of the Group 4 Experimental Sciences. It is a chance to come together as scientists and think about how science can address pressing current issues. Thinking from an interdisciplinary point of view, students research and investigate the latest science and its potential impacts on the world.

The aim of the Group 4 Project is " To encourage an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and the overarching nature of the scientific method" (IB Biology Subject Guide, 2007)

To be successful in tackling current global problems and challenges, we must think from a truly trans-disciplinary point of view: within and beyond the sciences. We must consider the involvement of all stakeholders and make decisions based on reliable and authentic evidence. The role of the scientist is becoming increasingly important in policy decision making and communication to the public - and this is what we aim to model in our approach to the Group 4 Project.

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It is also a great opportunity to develop international mindedness and the following aims of the experimental sciences:

Aim 7: "Develop and apply the students' ICT skills in the study of science"

Aim 8: "Raise awareness of the moral, social, ethical, economical and environmental implications of using science and technology"

And, of course, it makes up 10 hours of your 4PSOW - which is essential for your Sciences course - and is the only opportunity to be assessed for the fourth internal assessment criterion, Personal Skills:

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Guidance
-This project is designed to be evidence-based and to demonstrate the level of your research skills. You must be able to support all information presented with sources. Access to databases will really help you.

- Less is more when it comes to text. Graphics and datasets should form the basis of your presentation, with the factual exposition delivered in the oral presentation. Think about what kind of displays most engage you as the viewer.

- Collaboration is key. For this reason, you will all need to understand and be able to present all aspects of the project. Plan together, share ideas and set targets for your work over two days. In the action phase, come together as a group regularly to share your work with your group, evaluate your progress and set further targets.

- Read up on current science, economical and environmental news beforehand. Think about the theme, choose a good topic and run with it.

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Past themes: ( click here for resources)

Each year, we choose a theme which allows for authentic trans-disciplinary links across the sciences and, as far as possible, Economics.
"How can Science help re-build a stable and sustainable economy?" "How can Science aid progress towards the UN's Millenium Development Goals?"
"How can Science help combat environmental damage?"

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Based on "High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them ," by Jean-Francois Rischard. This is the theme of the 2011 EARCOS Global Issues Network Conference, and we will be sending two teams to represent the school at JIS in April.

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How might you use this form of assessment in your distance education course?

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How might you use this form of assessment in your distance education course?

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Students can work in groups for final projects. They can meet with each other through web conferencing apps such as Zoom, GoogleMeet, or WebEx.

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Portfolios/Cumulative projects can be final presentations. This grade can count as a final grade in place of an exam.

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HomeSchool Testing Services is a standardized testing service for homeschooled/virtual students.

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FOR SPRING 2022:
Only online testing is available, At-Home testing is not available.

Consider testing your student in the comfort of their own home while building their test taking skills with a fast-growing laptop-based format. We offer timed and untimed online tests to fit individual student needs.

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FOR SPRING 2022: Only online testing is available, At-Home testing is not available. Consider testing your student in the comfort of their own home while building their test taking skills with a fast-growing laptop-based format. We offer timed and untimed online tests to fit individual student needs.

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An example of a skills test is an online typing test that counts words per minute (WPM).

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TypingTest.com - Test Your Typing Speed in 60 seconds

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Welcome to the #1 Typing Speed Test! Check your true typing speed, accuracy and skill level in just 60 seconds.

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An example of a discussion forum in an online course.

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Example of an open ended question on an exam

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Informal polling can be used to give anonymous feedback on courses and teachers.

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Students can use video recording apps such as Flipgrid and Screencast to create oral presentations answering questions or discussing course topics.

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Standardized testing can be used to test students' knowledge of the course subject through true/false and multiple choice questions.

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Students can demonstrate what they have learned through online presentations. For example, if the course teaches how to create 3D images online students can demonstrate what they have learned through screen recordings that can be sent as a video for review.

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Discussion forums and blogs are ways that students can interact online with the teacher and other classmates. These activities can be used as a form of formal or informal communication.

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Written responses can be used to test students' knowledge of the course by providing questions in which students have to explain what they know without using multiple choice questions.