technology in computerized classrooms & testing: friend or foe? joann segovia rhonda ficek

Technology in Computerized Technology in Computerized Classrooms & Testing: Classrooms & Testing:

Friend or Foe?Friend or Foe?

Joann SegoviaRhonda Ficek

AgendaAgenda

Survey E-Friend / E-Foe

Objectives

Millennial Learners

Maintaining Integrity: Wireless Classrooms

Maintaining Integrity: Computerized Testing

Survey:Survey:

Is technology highly integrated in your course?

1= Yes 5= No

Do you frequently use electronic communication with your students?E-mailChat roomDiscussion boardPostings on web page

1=Yes 5=No1=Yes 5=No1=Yes 5=No1=Yes 5=No

Survey: What types of Survey: What types of technology do you use?technology do you use?

Computerized testing during class time

1= Yes 2=No

Computerized testing online 1= Yes 2=No

Personal response system 1= Yes 2=No

Website 1= Yes 2=No

Interactive website 1= Yes 2=No

Electronic texts 1= Yes 2=No

Electronic games 1= Yes 2=No

SurveySurvey

Do you use software for computer classroom management?

(i.e Silicon Chalk)

1= Yes 2=No

Survey: Survey:

What type of Instructional Management System do you use?

1) Blackboard2) WebCT3) D2l4) Other system5) None

Survey:Survey:

Do you think your students use publisher websites?

1= Yes 2=No

Do you think your students have used technology inappropriately during an exam?

1= Yes 2=No

Do you have an academic honor code that students must sign?

1= Yes 2=No

Survey: Survey:

What is your greatest challenge?1 Time2 Funding3 Training4 Technical support5 Controlling “misuse”6 Lack of recognition or rewards 7 Other

Agenda

““E-FriendE-Friend””

Assists student learning Motivates student learning Dynamic, up-to-date instructional

content Prompt feedback Increases efficiency Accommodates multiple learning styles

Did you know?Did you know?

What percentage of students are visual learners?

– 0-25%– 26-50%– 51-75%– 76-100%

““E-FoeE-Foe””

Students misuse technology

Email: Effects on IQ, Attention Span?

Writing Skills? Acronyms?

Digital Divide

Poor performance on computerized tests?

Did you know?Did you know?

Cell phones: – publisher websites’ text material – Text messaging (avg rate: 40 chars/min)– Pictures of test screens

Calculators:– Text messaging– Programmable calculators: loading notes /

Test banks / Term papers for sale on the Internet

Agenda

Did you know?Did you know?

“Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a person smoking marijuana, a British study shows.” …the IQ of those who tried to juggle messages and work fell by 10 points -- the equivalent to missing a whole night's sleep and more than double the 4-point fall seen after smoking marijuana.

ObjectivesObjectives

Explain key characteristics of millennial learners and their “best” learning strategies

Provide best practices for maintaining integrity – computerized testing environments– wireless classrooms

Agenda

Millennial LearnersMillennial Learners

Would You Repeat That Would You Repeat That Please???Please???

You’re Going to Do What???You’re Going to Do What???

I’m not interested in textbooks – I’m not interested in textbooks – I’ll keep up on topics MY I’ll keep up on topics MY

way????way????

The Millennial Learner: The Millennial Learner: CharacteristicsCharacteristics

The Millennial Learner:The Millennial Learner: Learning preferences Learning preferences

Teamwork Experiential activities Structure Use of technology

The Millennial Learner’s The Millennial Learner’s ActivitiesActivities

Email and instant messaging Blogging, Podcasting High-technology gadgets “Multiprocessing” and multitasking Prefer teamwork, group projects,

service learning, community service Entertainment and excitement

The Millennial: The Millennial: Visions for Learning Visions for Learning

EnvironmentsEnvironments Digital devices (Small, voice-

activated)

High speed Internet access

Intelligent tutor/helper with homework

Source: Visions 2020 at http://www.netday.org/news_vision2020.htm

The Millennial: The Millennial: Visions for Learning Visions for Learning

EnvironmentsEnvironmentsIntensive use of technology games virtual world experiences online classes computer or online assignments digital teachers e-books, personalized learning

Source: Visions 2020 at http://www.netday.org/news_vision2020.htm

Millennials’ Expectations: Millennials’ Expectations: Teachers, Learning Teachers, Learning

EnvironmentsEnvironments

Expect academic staff to be comfortable and use wide range of technologies

Flexible learning environments / creative activities

Agenda

Best practices for computerized Best practices for computerized testing environmentstesting environments

NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Test Centers: Standards

Policy Contractual agreements Staffing Institutional representation and coordination Physical environmentSee: www.ncta-testing.org/resources/standards/standards.php

Best practices for computerized Best practices for computerized testing environmentstesting environments

NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Test Centers: Guidelines

Staffing and room environment Scheduling and admission processes Responsibilities of proctor Security issues Reviewing examsSee:

http://www.ncta-testing.org/resources/standards/standards.php

Tips for Securing Computerized Tips for Securing Computerized Testing EnvironmentsTesting Environments

Prohibit cell phones, PDAs in the room

Randomize selection of questions on tests

Randomize order of choices in MC questions

Disable printing during testing

Tips for Securing Computerized Tips for Securing Computerized Testing EnvironmentsTesting Environments

Release only total score rather than questions / student responses / correct answers

Monitor from a point where screens are visible

Rules in place beforehand – no windows open except for test, leave room after test is completed

Don’t allow students to leave before they submit test

MSUM’s Proctored Testing MSUM’s Proctored Testing ExperimentExperiment

Pilot Spring 2005

Additional Funding for 2005-2006

Targets large classes– Current labs have < 30 computers– Randomized question sets– Testing over a period of days

Students’ Innovative Ways to Students’ Innovative Ways to Use TechnologyUse Technology

Use of electronic devices during class or exam– Cell phones, PDAs, laptops, programmable

calculators

Specific examples of inappropriate uses and any solutions to improve environment?

“Wired for Cheating”(http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i45/45a02701.htm) Agenda

Managing Computerized Managing Computerized Classrooms: Formative Classrooms: Formative

AssessmentAssessment

Use Chat to take attendance while asking an opening question

Quick writes (http://www.bertiekingore.com/Quick_Writes.pdf)

Managing Computerized Managing Computerized ClassroomsClassrooms

Monitors off at times

Creating active learning through technology: Horizon Wimba

Managing Computerized Managing Computerized Classrooms: Formative Classrooms: Formative

AssessmentAssessmentWeb-Based Self-Assessment Tools

Study Mate Demo http://www.respondus.com/products/studymate.shtml

Quandary Demohttp://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php

Agenda

ConclusionConclusion

New Learners New Learners

New technologies: New technologies:

Best of both worlds?Best of both worlds?

Contact InformationContact Information

Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology, MSU Moorhead ficek@mnstate.edu

Joann Segovia, Accounting Professor, MSU Moorheadsegovia@mnstate.edu