In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments

Brookes, David T.; Etkina, Eugenia

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In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments

written by David T. Brookes and Eugenia Etkina

Traditionally, the goals of physics courses focused more on helping our students master the normative physics knowledge and not so much the process through which this knowledge is constructed. We argue that the process itself is the heart of physics and cannot be separated from the outcome. In this paper, we suggest not only to rethink the goals of the courses but also to rethink the traditional paper and pencil tests. Specifically, we would like to show how the traditional summative assessments could be transformed to match our new learning goals. The work described in the paper is done in the context of ISLE - Investigative Science Learning Environment whose main goal is to connect the process of physics to the final knowledge by engaging students in the activities that mirror scientific practices while they are learning new normative knowledge.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 11-14

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Published: February 6, 2012

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Summative Assessment Education Practices - Curriculum Development = Course Goals - Learning Environment	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Article

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3679981
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3679981
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Ha
Keywords:: PERC 2011, learning goals
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Record Updated:: April 23, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11798">Brookes, David T., and Eugenia Etkina. "In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Brookes, D., & Etkina, E. (2011, August 3-4). In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11798&DocID=2650

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Brookes, David T., and Eugenia Etkina. "In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11798&DocID=2650 (accessed 21 March 2025).

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Brookes, David T., and Eugenia Etkina. "In search of alignment: Matching learning goals and class assessments." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 11-14 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 21 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11798&DocID=2650>.

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