Higher Stakes Assessments
| If you want to assess students’… | ||||
| ability to define key course terminology and/or recall factual information | synthesis of key course concepts | application of discrete research, technical, performance, or meta-cognitive skills | ability to transfer knowledge or skills and apply them to new situations | creation of new knowledge |
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- Appropriate usage in written assignments - Fill in the blank - Matching questions - Multiple choice exams - Short answer definitions/ identifications/ labeling |
- Case studies - Debates - Essay exams - Final projects - Multiple choice exams - Presentations - Portfolios - Research project - Simulations/ role play |
- Case studies - Debates - Observe a performance - Presentations - Simulations/ role play |
- Case studies - Debates - Simulations/ role play |
- New creative projects - Original research - Presentations - Research project - Thesis or dissertation - Writing new material |
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