From what you’ve seen of the course so far and in the course outline, which of the assessment strategies in your reading this week are being used in this course?
From what I have observed, the course mostly uses formative assessment. Weekly blog posts and comments help us stay on track with learning objectives while encouraging students to connect with peers. We were never given a word count which makes blogging much easier. Thus, this kind of blogging helps students gain interest in learning.
Which are not being used?
The course abandoned summative assessments such as quizzes, midterms, or finals. Whereas in traditional assessment, evaluation is based on end-of-term exams.
What learning theories (from Week 1) do these connect to?
The course borrows constructivist theory and helps us construct knowledge through constant reflection. When I was reading other posts, I realized others had listed examples I did not think of.
Also, the course heavily relies on social constructivism, as we need to comment on other’s posts. The world is not just only us and extending our vision beyond our boundaries helps us learn better.
How does it compare to other courses you’ve taken in your studies? Be specific in your examples and the theories and strategies that you’re connecting to.
EDCI 335 uses similar assessments to my other classes like interactions, group projects, reading, and writing. I had terrible experiences with CSC 110 when I was still a computer science major. The course gradually made me uninterested in learning because I did not feel any kind of achievement. The professor mostly used summative assessment and some may like this kind of learning. However, I despise this kind of learning because it disregarded my previous attempts. One of the course requirements was to pass the final exam. I passed everything except the final. In the cognitivist lens, CSC110 requires an overwhelming amount of memorization and prior knowledge. I was so used to debugging with the software but the final was written on paper.
okchan
July 14, 2024 — 11:33 pm
Hi Marco,
Thank you for your post. I really enjoyed reading it. I also had a terrible experience with CSC 110. I was in Psychology program in year one. One of the requirement of the Psyc program was any CSC 100 level courses. I chose CSC 110 since I thought it was the class for beginners. The course included three midterms and a final exam, which connected to summative assessment. Summative assessment serves as a final assessment, which offer little opportunity for receiving feedback and improve. After taking this course, I believed CSC and summative assessment did not work well for me.
Looking forward to working with you!
Marsha Chan