The effectiveness of use technology to assess and monitor student performance

[Abdullah AL-Rahbi]

Technology can facilitate assessment of students’ higher-order
thinking skills and depth of content area knowledge with its capacity
to automate scoring and provide timely performance feedback.
So there is some effectiveness of use technology to assess and monitor
student performance. For example:
Computer adaptive tests (CATs) adapt to test takers by selecting the
next item to be presented on the basis of performance on preceding
items. According to the (Center for Advanced Research on Language
Acquisition at the University of Minnesota, 1999), the advantages of
CATs include:
• Compared to paper-and-pencil tests, CAT technology requires fewer
test items to arrive at a more accurate estimate of test takers'
proficiency.
• CAT scoring allows for finer distinctions than total number
correct.
• CAT scoring takes into account not just the number of items answered
correctly, but which items were answered correctly. A test taker who
correctly answers a more difficult set of questions will score higher
than a test taker who correctly answers an easier set of questions.
• The time required to take a CAT is shorter, since test items outside
the test taker's proficiency level are excluded.
• The test taker is continuously faced with a realistic challenge--
items are not too difficult or too easy.
• Because each test taker is potentially administered a different set
of test items, test security is enhanced.
• CAT technology allows test takers to receive immediate feedback on
their performance.
• For tests administered on a large scale, scheduling and supervision
concerns are greatly reduced because individual administration is
possible.

In your opinion how, can technology are used to effectively assess and
monitor student performance?

[Abdullah AL-Rahbi]

How can we evaluate student performance?
Which tools or Techniques that use to evaluate student performance?
Also did the Effectiveness, Efficiency and Relevance of the technology
effect the student performance?

[Younus Mohammed Hamdan Ali Al Siyabi]

The Rubric is an authentic assessment tool which is particularly useful in assessing criteria which are complex and subjective.
Authentic assessment is geared toward assessment methods which correspond as closely as possible to real world experience. It was originally developed in the arts and apprenticeship systems, where assessment has always been based on performance. The instructor observes the student in the process of working on something real, provides feedback, monitors the student's use of the feedback, and adjusts instruction and evaluation accordingly. Authentic assessment takes this principle of evaluating real work into all areas of the curriculum.
The rubric is one authentic assessment tool which is designed to simulate real life activity where students are engaged in solving real-life problems. It is a formative type of assessment because it becomes an ongoing part of the whole teaching and learning process. Students themselves are involved in the assessment process through both peer and self-assessment. As students become familiar with rubrics, they can assist in the rubric design process. This involvement empowers the students and as a result, their learning becomes more focused and self-directed. Authentic assessment, therefore, blurs the lines between teaching, learning, and assessment.
The advantages of using rubrics in assessment are that they:
allow assessment to be more objective and consistent
focus the teacher to clarify his/her criteria in specific terms
clearly show the student how their work will be evaluated and what is expected
promote student awareness of about the criteria to use in assessing peer performance
provide useful feedback regarding the effectiveness of the instruction
provide benchmarks against which to measure and document progress
Rubrics can be created in a variety of forms and levels of complexity, however, they all contain common features which:
focus on measuring a stated objective (performance, behavior, or quality)
use a range to rate performance
contain specific performance characteristics arranged in levels indicating the degree to which a standard has been met
In this module you will create your own rubric for assessing student performance regarding a given objective. Articles on the Web and some examples of rubrics will focus your effort and stimulate your creativity.

Resources
Study these articles on authentic assessment and the use of rubrics:
The Case for Authentic Assessment ERIC Document ED 328 611
Empowering Students through Negotiable Contracting by Andi Stix, Ed.D. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Authentic Assessment Overview - Pearson Education Development Group
Look at the following examples of rubrics:
Persuasive Research Report
Essay / Report / Panel Discussion

Collaboration
Music Composition

HyperStudio Stack
Journal

Web page WebQuest
Firsthand Biography
Online Newspaper

Use these guidelines to aid you in creating your rubric in the next exercise.

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm
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Younis AL Siyabi
Instructional & Learning Technology
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[Dalal Mohammed Sulaiman Al Dhafari]

Assessment portfolios are formative evaluation tools that assess students' long-term performance. They include a record of a student's work and their specific learning achievements. Teachers use these records continuously to assess their student's progress in different subjects. Grading through assessment portfolios focuses more on students' progress than on competition with other students. Self-assessment involves students as well as they manage their portfolios

Read more: Student Evaluation Tools | eHow.com:
http://www.ehow.com/info_8083742_student-evaluation-tools.html

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