Technology for Technology for Classroom Classroom Assessment Assessment Christopher I. Cobitz, Christopher I. Cobitz, Ph.D. Ph.D. Reporting Section Chief Reporting Section Chief NCDPI NCDPI
Jan 19, 2016
Technology for Classroom Technology for Classroom AssessmentAssessment
Christopher I. Cobitz, Ph.D.Christopher I. Cobitz, Ph.D.
Reporting Section ChiefReporting Section Chief
NCDPINCDPI
DisclaimerDisclaimer
• Not official policy
• Not endorsed by the NCAE
• Not working for the instructional technology folks
• Not on a vendor’s payroll
Back to Basics!Back to Basics!
• The shorter the time between miscue and intervention, the faster the extinction!
• Translation- immediate feedback is best
• How long between turn in and turn back?
• Do you have a life outside school?
More BasicsMore Basics
• You know you are teaching, how do you know they are learning?
• Madeline Hunter, 6 steps – learning?
• How do you check for learning?
Almost forgotAlmost forgot
• If a student doesn’t get it, what to do?
• I am not the devil!
• Do pacing guides make sense if nobody is getting it?
StudentsStudents
• Do they know they did it wrong on the quiz before they take the test?
• Can they be reinforced in time?
• Can they say what they mean, not what they think their friends will say?
TechnologyTechnology
• Individual computers can provide this feedback
• ILS packages
• Etc
• $30,000 plus the space and software
• Does it match?
More?More?
• Make your own!
• Test only your content
• Several hours
• Check each computer somehow for scores
• Individualized
• Feedback to each student on their level
Been there, Done That!Been there, Done That!
• Hyperstudio
• Hypercard
• HTML (with some of Chris’s special toys)
• Seriously, you need partners
• Seriously, do you have enough computers?
IssuesIssues
• Development time
• Collecting data
• Hardware
• Setting (space)
• How you teach!
SolutionsSolutions
• A system in your room
• Collects responses
• Shows them to you
• Real time
• No interruption
Is it the future?Is it the future?
• No
• University of Illinois 1988
• Medical School lecture hall
• Sorry only $100,000 system
• Not really computerized
Next?Next?
What?What?
• IBM Palisades– Hardwired!– Computerized– Response system
• You got the room?
• You got the budget?
E instructionE instruction
What?What?
• RF
• Lots of buttons
• Integrates with PowerPoint etc
• Test banks
• www.einstruction.com
QuizdomQuizdom
What?What?
• Infrared device
• USB
• Integrates with PowerPoint etc
• Testbank
• www.quizdom.com
Activ systemActiv system
What?What?
• RF
• Integrates with whiteboard system
• Saves individual results in presentation
• Exports to Excel
• Testbank? (a vendor says an NC 4th grade reading is due out soon)
• www.prometheanworld.com
So?So?
• Price is an issue
• Look for easy ability to use– Time!
• Does it work with the rest of the toys?
• Durability?
• Share?
WisdomWisdom
• The faster you give feedback, the sooner you fix the problem
• The easier to use, the more you use
• Think in terms of systems
• Think in your room
MeMe
• Presentation available at:– www.cobitz.com
• Questions about this presentation: [email protected]