Creating assessments that engage students and improve learning

Headshots of Laura Frawley, Jon Bloom, and Andreas Karatsolis
Dec. 5, 11a
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Location
Online
Type
xTalks
Audience
Faculty
MIT Community

Want to help students learn through improved assessments? Learn from colleagues at MIT who leverage assessment in ways that better engage students while also boosting student learning outcomes. 

  • Laura Frawley will share how and why students are asked to create concept maps as part of course assessments in 9.01 and 9.00. Laura is a Senior Lecturer in Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
  • Jonathan Bloom will discuss the use of MITx and pset checkers to enable active learning in the 18.05 classroom. Jonathan is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and the Experimental Study Group.
  • Andreas Karatsolis will share how both peers and the instructor assess and support students in developing oral communication skills in 21W.015. Andreas is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication in Comparative Media Studies/Writing. 

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