Bass, Randy. "The Scholarship of Teaching: What's the problem?" Inventio. 1.1 (February 1999). 17 Sept. 2011. Web.<http://doit.gmu.edu//Archives/feb98/randybass.htm>
1. What did you like (and why)?
That Bass focused on the perceived learning of his students as a problem as opposed to assuming that good evaluations and high grades were equal to learning. This is an issue today and one that might never have an answer: how do we determine when meaningful learning has taken place? I also like that reading both of these articles has made me appreciate the field I'm in. We have a solid background in the kind of scholarship that has been discussed.
2. Where were you confused?
Nowhere.
3. Where would you like to know more (and why)?
I was interested in what scholarship has been done since this was published on the evaluation of learning in general.
I think one of the reasons assessment is becoming the buzz word because people are beginning to acknowledge just how difficult it is and want to "solve" that problem.
ReplyDeleteI'll be having you both read some more current work; however, I don't think it "solves" anything. We just have to keep on keepin on!
I agree. I just did a debate paper in another class that looked specifically at writing assessment. I think the "how" of assessing learning will be something that's always changing as we learn more and I think even as society changes.
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