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Coordinated Assessment Systems |
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Description:
Coordinated assessment systems combine suites of techniques to improve the effectiveness and utility of assessment. The approaches are varied as the selection of techniques should be guided by a focus on specific outcomes of interest.
In ESSE:
A University of New Hampshire upper-level Earth System Science course demonstrates a coordinated assessment system that includes content tests, concept maps, attitude surveys and interviews. UNH Coordinated Assessment System
Austin College’s introductory course The Day After Tomorrow: Global Climate and Extreme Weather utilizes three different types of assessments -- portfolio, survey, and focus group -- to assess student recognition of science in everyday life, student use of the scientific method, student attitudes toward science, and student scientific growth. Austin College Coordinated Assessment System
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