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Papers and Outlines for the Workshop on Evaluating Students and Evaluating Outputs: Vision, Revision, Envision: Critical Perspectives in AssessmentThursday, January 6, 2005 If a session or speaker is missing, we have not received any materials for that session or speaker. Submit papers to sprichard@aals.org. All materials are in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat required). View Speaker Bios | View Complete Workshop Program 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
The panelists are asked to re-imagine the goals, methods and criteria for measuring achievement and/or competence and discuss what we would do in an ideal world. 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Participants will break into 15 small groups to discuss the following issue: Free yourself from your and your school’s previous practices. What methods of evaluation would be better? Groups will report back to the full group. During the wrap-up, participants will vote for the best/most creative idea, and the group members receiving the most votes will receive a prize. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. This session will explore ideas to enhance existing models of constructing and grading examinations and will include a discussion of essays, multiple choice and performance tests and the use of grading guidelines. 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
A number of law professors, cognizant of the shortcomings of the prevalent methods of assessment, have adopted alternative assessment techniques. Four of our colleagues will discuss and demonstrate how they use writing, collaboration, and technology to enhance the learning of students in their doctrinal and skills courses. |
