Mathematical Journey/Course guide/Assessment

Assessment is an important component of any learning activity. Below, you can review the aims for this course, which are also the learning outcomes. As you can see, these are addressed by the activities of the course. Rubrics will be used for many of the activities and you should review these before beginning the activity.

In addition to the rubrics for many of the activities, there is a general rubric for the course that us built on the outcomes (aims) for the course. The rubric is given below the aims.

As noted earlier, you will be using the Practice area of the Khan Academy materials to develop/refine your algebraic skills. Your coach will be able to review your reports to see what skills you have mastered. In adddition, you will need to place responses to worksheet questions in yor ePortfolio. These will be assessed with a rubric.

Although the journal, group project and community engagement are assessed at the end of the term, they are activities that you should be engaged in throughout the term.

Course Rubric
Each of the lines in the outcomes given above are tied to a row in the rubric given below.

Overview
Assessment will be based on the following (as also reflected in individual and course rubrics):


 * The journal should have at least one entry per week, in which the learner identifies what strengths they have demonstrated, what areas still need improvement and any insights they have gained from their study.
 * The learner will document what OERs s/he has used, a summary of topics covered and results of any assessments completed within the OER (for example, if Khan Academy is used, the learner should have registered and can therefore share results of assessments).
 * The learner will work with an AVI (either individually or within a group) on a quantitative project. In this project, the learner will identify a problem and using a problem-solving methodology to develop a model to solve that problem, work toward a solution. Work on this project will be documented.
 * The learner will have at least one Skype call with the AVI to discuss his/her work.