NSU Practices & Recommendations for Learner Response Systems Report – Description
Prepare a report. You will do research on learner response systems (some free, some with cost).
Background: Leaders in assessment agree – multiple assessments are key in effectively assessing learning. It is important to incorporate multiple types of assessments (written, performance, etc.) and multiple opportunities for assessment (formal and informal, formative and summative, etc.). Educators and trainers should also incorporate technology into assessment. Various forms of technology can be used in the actual assessment activity and they can be helpful in analyzing and reporting the results of the assessment.
You have been asked you to review the current use of technology in assessment and to make recommendations for improving current practices. Your report should incorporate the following information and may be organized by using these headings. There are some Web-based resources listed below that should be helpful to you. You may also use your textbook and the NSU Electronic Resources for articles. Make sure to include a reference page in your report.
Technology in Assessment: Current Practices and Recommendation for Learner Response Systems
Review Current Practices
Current Status: Staff and Current Practices
Briefly describe your organization’s staff. What topics are taught? How many teachers/trainers are on the staff? Is technology used generally (not just in assessment)? Do most seem interested in integrating technology? Are most of them skilled in the use of technology?
Describe the most frequent types of technology currently used in assessment. Do most use technology in assessment or just a few? Why do you think this is? What procedures are in place to use data collected through assessments to improve teaching and learning? How are the data used?
Enhancement of Current Practices
Considering the technology resources currently available in your organization, what would you recommend to increase the effective use of these existing technology resources in assessment? In what ways there be an increase in the use of technology in assessment? Gather Recommendations for Learner Response Systems:
Use these links to do a review of Student Response Systems These are links to free response systems http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/seven-good-student-responsesystems.html#.Va42ePlVhBcLinks to an external site.
These are links to studies on the efficacy of Student Response Systems Classroom Response Systems (Clickers) Vanderbilt Center for Teaching http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs.htm Links to an external site.Web site for Classroom Assessment: Concepts and Applications, 6th Edittion http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073403768/student_view0/chapter11/Links to an external site.
Under News, Articles & Links, click on Web Connections and Assessment in Action for some great resources.
Student Response System Boosts Scores (on Tech & Learning Web site) https://www.techlearning.com/ed-tech-ticker/2174Links to an external site.
NEXT:
Meet to present information found related Learner Response Systems. Discuss the purpose of Learner Response Systems, ways they might be used, and data related to their effectiveness. Provide some data that indicate that the investment in this new technology will have some positive effects on student learning. Are there organizations you know of that are already using this technology? If so, what results are they experiencing?
Plan for Assessment of Effectiveness:
If a Learner Response System is purchased, how will you know that it has been effective? What are some ways that you can collect data to demonstrate its effectiveness? What kinds of data would be helpful?
List a few companies that might be invited to demonstrate their systems. Include the URLs for these companies. Below are links to some.
Turning Technologies http://www.turningtechnologies.com/studentresponsesystem/ Links to an external site.
Links to an external site.Renaissance Learning
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