Geo-Savvy Assessment
I use this "landscape interpretation" exercise to assess what students know coming into my classroom - so that I can pitch the lecture at the right level. I also use a similar structured assessment at the end of the course to evaluate individual learning outcomes.
Context
Audience: General Education class in Geomorphology
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered: writing, observation
How the activity is situated in the course: Intro Assessment (and exit assessment)
Students do the homework on their own, and then I go over it in class. I use the exercise as an icebreaker, and to engage the student input
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity: Evaluating how students "see" and interpret landscapes --
what do they understand about FORM and PROCESS
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity: observation, synthesis, and interpretation
Other skills goals for this activity: interpretation
writing
Description of the activity/assignment
Designed for an introductory geology course
Determining whether students have met the goals
More information about assessment tools and techniques.
Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description/Assignment (Microsoft Word 29kB May2 08)
Other Materials
- Figures assigned with the Assessment Exercise 1 (Acrobat (PDF) 21MB May2 08)
Supporting references/URLs
