Assessment
Assess Your Skills as a PLAR Advisor
Use this handy sheet to assess your own skills as a PLAR advisor.Assess Your Skills as a PLAR Assessor
Use this handy sheet to assess your skills as a PLAR assessor.Assessing Essential Employability Skills
This presentation was delivered during May-June 2009 Our Turn to Learn.
This guide, developed by Peggy French at the Library@Mohawk, is crammed full of essential resources - books, journals, articles and websites on the topic of assessment are noted, as are videos. Each resource is annotated and call numbers are included for each book.Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment
Since the early 1990's, those interested in the recognition of adult learning have come together to share practices connected to experiential learning and how it an be articulated against academic credit or industry standards through this non-profit organization.Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning
CIRL is the Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning, an organization dedicated to improving the ways in which Canada recognizes the knowledge and skills of its people.Divided No More: A Movement Approach to Educational Reform
Explains the movement approach to educational reform Getting the most out of multiple choice questions
Tips for constructing multiple choice questions as well as advice regarding when to use this type of question and when not to are included in this resource.Grading and Performance Rubrics
From Carnegie Mellon, a comprehensive overview of the what's, how's and why's of rubrics.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Since 1998, colleges have been mandated by the Ontario government to collect and report performance data in five areas – graduate satisfaction, student satisfaction, employer satisfaction, employment rate, and graduation rate. Gathered by an independent research company, the KPI results show that Ontario’s colleges achieve consistently high results when measured by students, graduates and employers. Online Assessment Resources for Teachers
Included on this comprehensive list from University of Wisconsin are resources on performance assessment, rubrics, negotiable contracting, and electronic portfolios.Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB)
From the site: "The Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board is an arms-length advisory agency that makes recommendations to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario on applications for ministerial consent under the terms of the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000." Principles for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) for Academic Credit or Other Formal
These PLAR principles were developed by the Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning (CIRL) following extensive examination and synthesis of PLAR principles and processes used by educational institutions, regulatory bodies, and governments across Canada and in other countries.Re-thinking assessment
From the workshop handout: "Numerous factors impact the measurement and assessment of student learning such as the integration of innovative learning models, KPI data, a revised grading policy… This workshop will provide a step-by step, approach to analyzing your current assessment methods according to principles of best practice for assessment design." There are 4 links to materials from this workshop.
This website is CAPLA's online community of practice dedicated to prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR). Its goals are to advance the assessment and recognition of learning, and promote the improvement of PLAR practice in Canada.Recognition for Learning - Resource Centre for PLAR Practitioners
This resource has been written by PLAR Practitioners for PLAR Practitioners and for those interested in learning more about being a PLAR Practitioner.RubiStar: Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities
RubiStar is a free online tool that allows educators to search existing rubrics (assignment scoring guides) and create completely customized rubrics.Free registration required to make full use of all the features of this site. Rubric templates available for work skills projects, oral projects etc. Rubric Design Creating Marking Schemes
A collection of resources on rubric design - articles, presentations, videos and more.
This guide offers advice to teachers on how to evaluate their teaching and strategies for gathering feedback on teaching. This is a PDF document. Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI)
An online inventory that allows you to determine your own teaching profile in order to summarize and understand your own views of teaching. From the site: "It can be useful in examining your own teaching as well as helping clarify the teaching views of other people."
Use this handy sheet to assess your own skills as a PLAR advisor.Assess Your Skills as a PLAR Assessor
Use this handy sheet to assess your skills as a PLAR assessor.Assessing Essential Employability Skills
This presentation was delivered during May-June 2009 Our Turn to Learn.
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Essential Employability Skills (PPT).ppt
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/EE Chart (DOC).doc
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Skill Category (DOC).doc
This guide, developed by Peggy French at the Library@Mohawk, is crammed full of essential resources - books, journals, articles and websites on the topic of assessment are noted, as are videos. Each resource is annotated and call numbers are included for each book.Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment
Since the early 1990's, those interested in the recognition of adult learning have come together to share practices connected to experiential learning and how it an be articulated against academic credit or industry standards through this non-profit organization.Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning
CIRL is the Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning, an organization dedicated to improving the ways in which Canada recognizes the knowledge and skills of its people.Divided No More: A Movement Approach to Educational Reform
Explains the movement approach to educational reform Getting the most out of multiple choice questions
Tips for constructing multiple choice questions as well as advice regarding when to use this type of question and when not to are included in this resource.Grading and Performance Rubrics
From Carnegie Mellon, a comprehensive overview of the what's, how's and why's of rubrics.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Since 1998, colleges have been mandated by the Ontario government to collect and report performance data in five areas – graduate satisfaction, student satisfaction, employer satisfaction, employment rate, and graduation rate. Gathered by an independent research company, the KPI results show that Ontario’s colleges achieve consistently high results when measured by students, graduates and employers. Online Assessment Resources for Teachers
Included on this comprehensive list from University of Wisconsin are resources on performance assessment, rubrics, negotiable contracting, and electronic portfolios.Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB)
From the site: "The Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board is an arms-length advisory agency that makes recommendations to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario on applications for ministerial consent under the terms of the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000." Principles for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) for Academic Credit or Other Formal
These PLAR principles were developed by the Canadian Institute for Recognizing Learning (CIRL) following extensive examination and synthesis of PLAR principles and processes used by educational institutions, regulatory bodies, and governments across Canada and in other countries.Re-thinking assessment
From the workshop handout: "Numerous factors impact the measurement and assessment of student learning such as the integration of innovative learning models, KPI data, a revised grading policy… This workshop will provide a step-by step, approach to analyzing your current assessment methods according to principles of best practice for assessment design." There are 4 links to materials from this workshop.
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Rethinking Assessment Workshop Guidelines (DOC).doc
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Assessment Worksheet Inquiry Sample (XLS).xls
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Appendix A - Assessment Worksheet (XLS).xls
This website is CAPLA's online community of practice dedicated to prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR). Its goals are to advance the assessment and recognition of learning, and promote the improvement of PLAR practice in Canada.Recognition for Learning - Resource Centre for PLAR Practitioners
This resource has been written by PLAR Practitioners for PLAR Practitioners and for those interested in learning more about being a PLAR Practitioner.RubiStar: Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities
RubiStar is a free online tool that allows educators to search existing rubrics (assignment scoring guides) and create completely customized rubrics.Free registration required to make full use of all the features of this site. Rubric templates available for work skills projects, oral projects etc. Rubric Design Creating Marking Schemes
A collection of resources on rubric design - articles, presentations, videos and more.
- http://mohawkcollege.ca.libguides.com/AssessmentResources
- http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/CTL - Centre for Teaching $!26 Learning/Rubrics PPT.ppt
This guide offers advice to teachers on how to evaluate their teaching and strategies for gathering feedback on teaching. This is a PDF document. Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI)
An online inventory that allows you to determine your own teaching profile in order to summarize and understand your own views of teaching. From the site: "It can be useful in examining your own teaching as well as helping clarify the teaching views of other people."