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Teaching Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies


TEACHING PEDAGOGIES:   ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES:
Concept Mapping Posters Classroom Assessment Techniques
Cooperative Learning PowerPoint Presentations Engaging/Assessing Large Classes
Distance/Online Learning Problem-Based Learning Portfolios
Just-In-Time Teaching   Service Learning Scoring Rubrics
Plagiarism Supplemental Instruction Setting Passing Standards on Tests 
     
     
TEACHING PEDAGOGIES
Concept Mapping    
Concept Mapping as a Knowledge-Based Strategy for Enhancing Student Understanding
(appears on pages 5 through 8 of the pdf newsletter; co-authored by FAU's Nancy Romance & Jerry Haky)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Concept Maps Tutorial
The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them
Joseph D. Novak, Cornell University

Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Home page (A concept map of concept maps!)
Download ConceptMap software (free after email registration)

Inspiration® (software you may purchase to develop concept maps)

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Cooperative Learning and Peer Instruction
Peer Instruction: A User's Manual
Project Kaleidoscope:  Computer-Led Cooperative Learning
Calibrated Peer Review of Chemistry writing assignments
Richard Felder's Education-Related Publications: Cooperative Learning
 
Distance/Online Learning
Center for Academic Transformation

Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN)

Project ADEPT (Assessment of Distance Education Pedagogy and Technology)
College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
Distance Learning Assessment
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Improving Learning and Reducing Costs:  New Models for Online Learning
Carol A. Twigg
University of Maryland, University Center - Assessment Resource Center
Online/Distance Education Assessment:     General Information     Models for Online Course Assessment

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Just-in-Time Teaching

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis:  Just-in-Time Teaching

Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology
by Gregor M. Novak, Andrew D. Gavrin, Wolfgang Christian, and Evelyn T. Patterson
Project Kaleidoscope's links to Resources in Just-In-Time Teaching
University of Southern California:  Just-in-Time Teaching
 
Plagiarism
Turn-It-In (a plagiarism detection service)
Plagiarismtest.org
This site has instructions for students, for faculty, a test of APA Style, and a test of MLA style
 
Posters
University of Kansas Medical Center:  Designing Effective Posters
Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology:  Preparing Posters Using PowerPoint®

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PowerPoint Presentations
ACT360Media & Microsoft:  PowerPoint in the Classroom
From Now On:  The Educational Technology Journal
Vol 10 No 1 Sep 2000, Jamie McKensie:  Scoring PowerPoints
Harvard University:  Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentations

Iowa State University:  Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations

University of Washington:  Create PowerPoint Presentations
 
Problem-Based Learning
Higher Education Academy:  Problem-Based Learning
The Power of Problem-Based Learning

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Service Learning
American Psychological Association:  Civic Engagement and Service Learning
Campus Compact:  Resources for Service Learning
Corporation for National and Community Service
The Measure of Service Learning:
Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences

Robert G. Bringle, Mindy A. Phillips, and Michael Hudson
University of California - Los Angeles:  Service Learning Clearinghouse
 
Supplemental Instruction
Understanding the Supplemental Instruction (SI) Model by David R. Arendale
University of Missouri - Kansas City:  Supplemental Instruction
University of Texas at Austin:  Supplemental Instruction

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ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide
(CATs for Science, Technology, Engineering,  Mathematics)
Higher Education Academy (UK):  Student Enhanced Learning Through Effective Feedback
Indiana University Bloomington:  Collecting Student Feedback
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Classroom Assessment Techniques
Middle Tennessee State University: Classroom Assessment Techniques Designed for Technology
Portland State University: TechnoCATs: Ways to Use Technology as Classroom Assessment Techniques
 
Engaging/Assessing Large Classes
Higher Education Academy (UK):  Embedding Assessment Change Strategically

Engaging Large Classes: Strategies and Techniques for College Faculty

Edited by Christine A. Stanley and M. Erin Porter

Anker Publishing site for the book

Brief synopsis of the book by Michael Ruiz

University of Maryland's Center for Teaching Excellence:  Large Classes: A Teaching Guide
Calibrated Peer Review of Chemistry writing assignments

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Portfolios
City University of New York - LaGuardia Community College:  e-Portfolio
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville:  Wing Portfolio Assessment Project
"The Electronic Portfolio Boom:  What's it All About?"  Syllabus Magazine
 
Scoring Rubrics
Authentic Assessment Toolbox
provides examples of standards and rubrics from several disciplines
Multimedia Mania 2004 Rubrics! (scoring rubric for multimedia projects)
Online tool for developing scoring rubrics:  Rubistar
University of Duquesne's Center for Teaching Excellence newsletter
Grading Rubrics (starting on Page 2)
Writing Effective Essay Questions and Grading them Effectively (starting on Page 1)

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Setting Passing Standards on Tests
The metric of medical education: Setting standards on educational tests
John J. Norcini
Frequently Asked Questions about Licensing Exams:  Setting a passing score/Angoff ratings
Eric Werner
A comparison of cut scores using multiple standard setting methods
James C. Impara and Barbara S. Plake
Setting passing standards for employment tests
presented at 1999 Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium
 
Updated: December 2006