Creative & Effective Ways of Evaluating Learning

       Below are the lists of creative and effective ways of evaluating learning that were developed by one of the Principles of College Teaching classes. The group prioritized the first one listed as "best" to meet the three criteria: effective, creative, and feasible. 

 
  • Outside world applications

  • creative project

  • peer/self review (video/audio) counseling sessions

                                                                                      
  • Paragraph essay of "what I have learned in this class."
  • scenarios -- applying what they learn
  • critique (article, paper, movies)
  • observation/experiment that reflects on what they learned
  • presentation
  • self-evaluation with a random selection of students; ask to write an essay and choose some students to generate a discussion what they did learn

                                                                                     

  • Puzzle
  • tests
  • quizzes
  • writing
  • oral quiz
  • self-evaluation
  • peer evaluation
  • Jeopardy-games
  • group discussion

                                                                                    

  • Field trip -- real world application
  • massive (comprehensive) exams
  • quizzes -- pop quizzes, rotational quizzes
  • oral exams/discussions
  • Jeopardy game with groups eliminate individuals with wrong answers
  • Group project with peer & self-evaluation; includes a group part & individual portion

                                                                                      

  • Observation report
  • movie; role play
  • comic strip
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • books/poetry
  • writing
  • group teaching/presentations
  • students write own tests
  • create own project
  • hands-on activities (bridge building)
  • demonstrations
  • games
  • field trip