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Checking for Understanding in the Digital Age
Using Analytics (Sort of)
Anita GarnsworthyeLearning CoordinatorMt Alvernia College
www.anitag.me
Technology
Improving Student Learning...
Pedagogy >
Technology
Improving Student Learning...
Relationship >
Pedagogy >
Technology
Improving Student Learning...
Wesley Fryer, I am here for the Learning Revolution, http://goo.gl/m8zbSQ, CC BY-SA 2.0
How can technology
inform my pedagogy
and improve my relationships with my students to improve their learning ?
How?
With Analytics
data to inform my understanding of exactly where my students are at
We’re not
so we can’t collect the types of data they can
but we can start in small ways
Example 1
Learning Goals Quiz
Based on learning goals
Uses student friendly language
Completed every week\few weeks
Students aware that it is just for my use to help me improve my teaching and so that I can feel confident that they are moving forward in their understanding\achievement of the learning goals
Key Features
I know how my students view their progress in their understanding of learning goals
I can feel confident my students are progressing in their understanding of learning goals
Students can see their own improvement when they move up a level in their answers which -
Builds confidence in the students
I know where I have to direct small group tutorials in class
I know if I have to reteach something
What is gained from this?
Example 2
Blogs and Comments
Students blog each week on what they have learned in class
Students comment on one another’s posts - 2 comments a week - if 2 people have already commented then they can comment but need to find someone else (ensures all students get 2 comments)
Key Features
I have evidence of students’ understanding of the subject matter
Students gain a clearer understanding of the topics learned when they have to synthesize it into a blog post
Students have an opportunity to build a positive digital footprint (something we value)
Students have the opportunity to learn how to offer constructive criticism in a polite way
Students have the opportunity to learn to take criticism
What is gained from this?
Example 3
Khan Academy
We probably all know Khan Academy has videos
But did you know...
It has a pretest to map out a basic starting point (that self adjusts during testing)
It suggests activities based on data collected
Teachers can tell how long students took working on a problem, their problem solving strategies (videos and hints)
Analytics in Khan Academy
Diagnostic gaps - identify gaps in understanding key concepts
Targeted intervention - more quickly identify students who are struggling with a specific concept
Diagnosis of student learning - see step by step how a student went about problem solving a question
Real time motivation - track the class’ activity level (works well to get students back on task)
Analytics in Khan Academy
Link to info on analyzing Khan's Data Reporthttp://s3.amazonaws.com/KA-share/Toolkit-photos/Data-reference.pdf
What is the teacher doing?
working with the student who needs them...
Example 4
Questions
students should haveto ask a question every day
Alan November
Works well with a flipped classroom model
After viewing some source material - video, reading...
Students are required to ask a question to clarify their understanding or to indicate how they would like to extend their knowledge
Questions are shared with the group
Key Features
Link to the HOT Questions Startershttp://personal.crocodoc.com/gAo1zr7
Students have to think of what they have learned in order to ask a question to extend their learning
Students learn to ask higher order thinking (HOT) questions which encourages students to think at this level on other occasions
Teacher gets insight into how students are thinking and what they want to know - leads to more effective lesson planning
Teacher gets a bank of inquiry questions
What is gained from this?
Thank You
Any Questions?
Anita GarnsworthyeLearning CoordinatorMt Alvernia College
[email protected]@Annitix
www.anitag.me