Herro, D., Quigley, C., Andrews, J., & Delacruz, G.
(2017). Co-measure: Developing an assessment for student collaboration in STEAM
activities. International Journal of STEM Education, 4(1), 1-12. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40594-017-0094-z
As I prepare to develop a STEAM integrated unit for my
Physics 9 class, one topic which still eludes me is assessment. From my
assessment course I know that I need to be assessing students’ competencies as
they work through the unit. In building a magic show it seems fitting to assess
competencies related to communication, collaboration, and related areas. The
core competencies for the unit focus largely on communication, and
collaboration goals. For me, assessing collaboration is totally new. The goal
of this article is to develop a rubric, “to assess student collaboration, at
the individual level, when students are working in K-12 STEAM activities.” The
article looks at how this assessment can be valid, and reliable. The article
also provides information regarding what attributes of collaboration can be assessed
for example, “Negotiates roles within group.” Finally, the article gives
specific applications of rubric attributes to STEAM activities. I think that
this article will be useful in considering the criteria for assessment that I
would like to include on assignment rubrics in my transformed unit.
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