Assessment Guide Becca Walker and Leigh Stearns Guide to Level 1, 2, and 3 Assessments as used in GETSI introductory modules. It is highly recommended that instructors aim to have at least some assessments that reach upper-level cognitive skills. To help you distinguish to levels, we have developed a system of 1–3 and try to provide examples of each that can be used. GETSI Corresponding Examples of skills/tasks/actions involved assessment Bloom’s Taxonomy level level 1 Knowledge Students must read/stated during recall information module implementation. 1 Comprehension Students must demonstrate an understanding of addressed during module facts and ideas implementation. 2 Application Students must apply knowledge of module topics to an unfamiliar/new scenario. 2 Analysis Students must break down a larger module concept to solve a particular problem. into parts 3 Synthesis Students must compile individual ideas into a unified response or propose an alternative solution to one addressed during module implementation. 3 Evaluation Students must defend their conclusions based on evidence.
Assessment Guide Becca Walker and Leigh Stearns Guide to Level 1, 2, and 3 Assessments as used in GETSI introductory modules. It is highly recommended that instructors aim to have at least some assessments that reach upper-level cognitive skills. To help you distinguish to levels, we have developed a system of 1–3 and try to provide examples of each that can be used. GETSI assessment level Corresponding Bloom’s Taxonomy level Examples of skills/tasks/actions involved 1 Knowledge Students must recall information read/stated during module implementation. 1 Comprehension Students must demonstrate an understanding of facts and ideas addressed during module implementation. 2 Application Students must apply knowledge of module topics to an unfamiliar/new scenario. 2 Analysis Students must break down a larger module concept into parts to solve a particular problem. 3 Synthesis Students must compile individual ideas into a unified response or propose an alternative solution to one addressed during module implementation. 3 Evaluation Students must defend their conclusions based on evidence.
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