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Course evaluation and assessment: examples of a learner-centered approach.
Eva M Schmitt1, Anne C Hu, Peter S Bachrach
1Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. eschmitt@ioaging.org
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
|December 2, 2008
Summary
Higher education teaching needs accountability and learner-focused models. This study presents learner-centered assessment strategies, emphasizing student responsibility and continuous curriculum improvement for better educational outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Higher Education Pedagogy
Background:
- Higher education teaching demands increased accountability and modern, learner-focused pedagogical approaches.
- Transparent grading for nonstandardized learning outputs is crucial for effective student assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe learner-centered evaluation and assessment strategies.
- To illustrate how these methods enhance student responsibility and commitment to learning.
- To provide insights for continuous curriculum enhancement.
Main Methods:
- Description of learner-centered assessment strategies.
- Discussion of key components: course assessment and enhancement model, Personal Action Plan, and Gedanken Experiment.
- Presentation of a rubric for systematic and transparent grading of learner-centered assessment products.
Main Results:
- Learner-centered approaches emphasize students' ownership of their learning process.
- These strategies foster deeper student engagement and commitment to academic pursuits.
- The described models offer valuable data for ongoing curriculum refinement.
Conclusions:
- Learner-centered assessment promotes student accountability and engagement in higher education.
- Rubrics provide a transparent framework for evaluating diverse, nonstandardized student work.
- Further research is needed to validate the efficacy and generalizability of these strategies.
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