Why assessment drives learning

Sharon Klinkenberg

Universiteit van Amsterdam

3/30/23

Why assessment drives learning

In his keynote Sharon will provide insights on how assessment drives learning. Based on a current course redesign he will cover design principles and considerations for integrating assessment as a driving force for learning. He will cover how to apply assessment for learning, how to Incorporate learning goals into the assessment, and how to use learning analytics on these learning goals to tailor remediation for personalized learning.

\(2\sigma\)

Benjamin Bloom \(2\sigma\) problem

Deliberate practice

Peak by Anders Ericsson

In education

Instruction

• Lectures / Weblectures
• Knowledge clips
• Book

Practice

• Preparatory assignments
• Tutorials
• Digital formative practice
  • 14 Formative assessments
  • No points are given
  • Only deduction for not doing the assignments

Assessment

• Weekly formative assessment
• Tutorials
• Exams

Diagnostics

Use categorised results of assesment to diagnose problems.

Diagnostics

Remediation

Create remediation sessions for “group” intervention.

• Based on interim exam 1 and 2
• Select lowest 25%
• Mandatory

Results

Mandatory remediation

Compare non-mandatrory

Course grade

This is how assessment drives learning

Thank you!