Examine alternative forms of assessment

Introduction

This is an activity for nurse educators to explore alternative forms of assessment such as concept mapping, webliographies, infographics, and ePortfolios.

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Task

Work as a team to explore at least two of the alternative forms of assessment, then plan on presenting what you learned at the end of this session.

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Process

Begin by reviewing the following weblinks

http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/alternative_assessment/

http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3264&context=ecuworks

http://www.teachhub.com/40-alternative-assessments-learning

Next, search for an alternative assessment that is new to you (or for which you do not have expertise). You may choose to either perform a search for alternatives that are listed in the above resources, search your library for peer-reviewed articles on alternative assessments in nursing education, or choose from the list and links below.

Concept Mapping

Overview: https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/assesslearning/conceptmaps.html

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm1owf0uGFM (6:28)

Then, perform an online search for “scoring rubric for concept maps”

Webliography

Begin by performing an online search for “Webliography definition”

Description/example: https://www.smore.com/jbhnk-webliography

Instructions for a webliography assignment: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/instruction/info/sessions_weblio/weblio.html

Sample scoring rubric: http://scienceclassroom.homestead.com/Webliography_Rubric.pdf

Infographics

Begin by performing an online search for “Infographics definition”

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b-cBjPE0C0