Learner-Centered Assessment Resources
Instructor Belief Self-Assessment
Online self-assessment of your beliefs about learner-centered assessment. Provides interpretation as well. Adapted from the Teacher Beliefs Survey developed by Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL); also presented in McCombs & Whisler (1997).Assessment of Learning in Student-Centered Courses (Downloads as a PowerPoint file.) by George Watson (University of Delaware)
PowerPoint slides of workshop presented at Ohio University in September 2002. Contains very good information and is well presented.AAHE ASSESSMENT FORUM: 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning by Alexander W. Astin; Trudy W. Banta; K. Patricia Cross; Elaine El-Khawas; Peter T. Ewell; Pat Hutchings; Theodore J. Marchese; Kay M. McClenney; Marcia Mentkowski; Margaret A. Miller; E. Thomas Moran; Barbara D. Wright
While designed to address issues of program assessment, this document also makes compelling reading when applied to an individual class.Minimizing Writing Apprehension in the Learner-Centered Classroom (Downloads as a PDF file.) by Lavona L. Reeves
From Teaching English, October 1997, pp. 38-45. Strategies to help students face and overcome their fear of writing. Has application to all classes in which writing is done.Using Student Centered Learning Strategies in the Chemistry Classroom by Karen Timberlake, Department of Chemistry, Los Angeles Valley College
Discusses the use of student centered approach to teach chemistry. Includes good section on formative assessment.Creating a Blueprint for the Constructivist Classroom by Virginia S. Lee, Center for Teaching & Learning, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
This article connects Bloom’s taxonomy with the idea of a student-centered classroom in order to enhance learning.Creating a Learner-centered Teacher Education Program by Mustafa Zulkuf Altan and Christine Trombly
This article focuses on why it is important to have a student-centered classroom in a teacher education program.
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Angelo, T., & Cross, P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Grunert, J. (2000). The course syllabus: A learning-centered approach. Bolton, MA: Anchor Publishing.
Huba, M. E. & Freed, J. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Leamnson, R. (1999). Thinking about teaching and learning: Developing habits of learning with first year college and university students. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
McCombs, B. L., & Whisler, J. S. (1997). The learner-centered classroom and school: Strategies for increasing student motivation and achievement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
O'Banion, T. (1997). A learning college for the 21st Century. Phoenix: ACE/Oryx Press.
Weimer, M. G. (2002). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Barr, R. B., & Tagg, J. (1995). From teaching to learning—A new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, 27 (6), 12-25.
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Georgeanne Cooper, Program Director, 64 PLC
Phone: 541-346-2177 Fax: 541-346-2184
Teaching Effectiveness Program, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Oregon.
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01/26/10