Learning theories and assessment theories

What is meant by 'gamification'?

• Applying game like elements such as rewards to make learning interactive and collaborative.

• Using video games as the main teaching strategy in the classroom .

• A future prediction to how students with learn in the classroom.

• Teachers assigning students 'video games' as their homework to improve engagement.

Who believes children 'construct their own knowledge through active experimentation'.

(a)  

Label 'blooms taxonomy' with the correct headings.

a

b

c

d

f

g

Design 

Analyse

Assess

Evaluate

Understand

Apply

Remember

Create

Connectivism is the idea that knowledge is developed through reinforcement of behaviours

• True

• False

Which of the following are examples of positive reinforcement?

• Taking away a students break time for completing their homework on time.

• Complementing a student with 'Well Done!' after answering a question correctly.

• Sending a positive note home to parents praising a child's effort and work in the classroom

• Implementing timed tests in the classroom to encourage quicker responses.

A teacher gives post-it-notes to all students at the end of the lesson to ask them what they have learnt or what they may still not understand.

What type of assessment theory is this?

• Assessment of learning

• Assessment as learning

• Assessment for learning

• Assessment to learning

Assessment learning involves students using peer and teacher feedback to reflect on their learning.

(a)  

What are some of the problems of 'assessment of learning'.

• The number of high grades given in previous years may suggest standards have fallen.

• The 'gate keeping' idea excludes different levels of people.

• Student feedback may not always be truthful making it difficult for peers to work on what they've done wrong.

• All of them.

Why do teachers assess students?

• To decrease student-teacher interactions.

• To increase competition between students in the classroom.

• Predict future performance/grades.

• To diagnose gaps in a students knowledge.

Summative assessments are completed at the end of a course/year, and are an example of 'assessment of learning'.

• True

• False