A Measure of Learning Is Put to the Test - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views
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"The CLA is really an authentic assessment process,"
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Joshua Yeidel on 20 Sep 10What is the meaning of "authentic" in this statement? It certainly isn't "situated in the real world" or "of intrinsic value".
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it measures analytical ability, problem-solving ability, critical thinking, and communication.
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the CLA typically reports scores on a "value added" basis, controlling for the scores that students earned on the SAT or ACT while in high school.
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A summary of the current state of "thinking" with regard to CLA. Many fallacies and contradictions are (unintentionally) exposed. At least CLA appears to be more about skills than content (though the question of how it is graded isn't even raised), but the "performance task" approach is the smallest possible step in that direction.