The Librarian's Guide to Teaching

Formative Assessment: An Interview with Mary-Michelle Moore

Listen Later

In this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat with Mary-Michelle Moore, a Teaching & Learning Librarian at UC Santa Barbara about formative assessment and a plan that she designed for student assessment in class.

Topics & Takeaways:

  • When librarians enter the classroom for a one-shot session, even with faculty feedback prior to class, it can be difficult to know the extent of prior knowledge students have.
  • By asking students for feedback before and during a session about information literacy, we bring student experiences into the learning and also get real time information on how to move the learning forward.
  • Implementing formative assessment in the classroom can allow librarians to collect information during a session to see what students need for learning and it can vary from basic questioning to bouncing between different topics/activities.
  • Forms of formative assessment discussed:
    • Think, Pair, Share
    • Padlet
    • Wooclap Audience Response
    • When asking students for information, balance how much information is given to them (overload) while also providing enough detail to explain the “why” behind the activity/assessment and the “what” that is expected.

      • Resources referenced in this episode:

      • “Using Formative Assessment Techniques to Customize a Standard Lesson Plan to an Individual Section” - Mary-Michelle Moore’s presentation at the California Information Literacy Conference
      • Wooclap Audience Response
      • Padlet
      • Facilitating student learning and engagement with formative assessment by Jennifer Jarson - ACRLog.org
      • Types of summative assessment and formative assessment - by ResourcEd Blog

        • This episode's theme music:

        Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go

        Here's where you can find us:

        Podcast: @Librarian_Guide

        Jessica: @LibraryGeek611

        Amanda: @HistoryBuff820

        Email: [email protected]

        Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        The Librarian's Guide to TeachingBy Amanda Piekart
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8

        4.8

        13 ratings