The Western Conference on Science Education

Proposal Title

Intention and Perception: Designing questions for online assessments.

Presenter Information

John F. Dawson, University of GuelphFollow
Paisley Worthington, University of GuelphFollow
Alison Dewancker, University of GuelphFollow
Nicole LaRush, University of GuelphFollow
Dale Lackeyram, University of GuelphFollow

Session Type

Workshop

Room

P&A Rm 117

Start Date

July 2015

Keywords

curriculum, question development, constructive alignment, online quizzes

Primary Threads

Education Technologies and Innovative Resources

Abstract

During the session participants will be guided through a process to develop and evaluate assessment components that target higher order cognitive skills. Building on this base, participants will engage in a process of creating new questions that align with the learning outcomes (LO) for a course. As a group, we will discuss online quizzes and how we can embrace their unique characteristics while designing questions.

Itinerary:

I. Relationship between LO and assessment and its significance

• Activity 1: Recognizing misalignment.

II. Question alignment

• Progress from creation to reflection to revision

III. The online perspective

• Discussion: Characteristics of an online quiz
  • Transitioning current assessments to the online setting
  • Embracing these traits in question design
• Activity 2: Create a question that aligns with a given CLO, reflect and revise. Discuss.

Elements of Engagement

Participants will engage in two discussions and two activities. Please see itinerary for details.