The University of Melbourne logoWednesday, 19th of August, 2015
13:00-14:00

Old Metallurgy-202 (Room 2), University of Melbourne (map)
Presenter: Professor James Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago

This seminar will focus on some of the ways in which assessment is being re-conceptualized in the U.S. higher education context, especially in areas of STEM education. At the core of this effort is a reconsideration of what it means to “know” and “understand” science and the implications for what and how we assess proficiency in science. A new definition of proficiency, expressed as performance expectations, spans K-12 through higher education and extending into areas of graduate and professional education.  We will consider what lies at the core of this new conception of proficiency and some of the challenges and opportunities it poses for assessment design and use in contexts ranging from tests for Advanced Placement in college courses to classroom and course assessments, to changes in the AAMC’s Medical College Admission Test.

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