Thinking with Technology

Overall Project Assessment Ideas for All Online Thinking Tools

Assess learners using multiple forms:

Multiple assessors—such as the learners themselves, peers, the teacher, and mentors
Multiple units of assessment—such as individual learners, groups, the whole class
Multiple formats—such as written work (formal assignments and informal journal entries), observations (of group activities and individual work), presentations, informal discussions and questions, project designs, and the final media product

Require learners to complete journals, learning logs, essays, or other written reflection activities.
Set up a role-play, experiment, scenario, or other hands-on activity to assess skills and knowledge.
Use debates, interviews, or oral presentations to uncover the depth of learners' understanding and comprehension.
Have learners create a final project, such as a presentation or publication, that analyzes, evaluates, and proposes new action based on the use of the online thinking tools and the learners' corresponding research.

Some of the information above is modified from:
Rubric to Assess a PBL (Project-Based Learning) and Rubric
www.idecorp.com/assessrubric.pdf
Project Based Learning with Multimedia
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html

Thinking with Technology Module 8 - Considering the Seeing Reason Tool for Your Project

	Overall Project Assessment Ideas for All Online Thinking Tools Assess learners using multiple forms: Multiple assessors—such as the learners themselves, peers, the teacher, and mentors Multiple units of assessment—such as individual learners, groups, the whole class Multiple formats—such as written work (formal assignments and informal journal entries), observations (of group activities and individual work), presentations, informal discussions and questions, project designs, and the final media product Require learners to complete journals, learning logs, essays, or other written reflection activities. Set up a role-play, experiment, scenario, or other hands-on activity to assess skills and knowledge. Use debates, interviews, or oral presentations to uncover the depth of learners' understanding and comprehension. Have learners create a final project, such as a presentation or publication, that analyzes, evaluates, and proposes new action based on the use of the online thinking tools and the learners' corresponding research. Some of the information above is modified from: Rubric to Assess a PBL (Project-Based Learning) and Rubric www.idecorp.com/assessrubric.pdf Project Based Learning with Multimedia http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html