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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 6-3
Chapter 6: Assessment › Traditional Assessment
doubt about what they did well and what they did poorly and, most importantly, specifically how they can improve. Traditional Assessment As defined earlier, traditional assessment generally refers to written testing, such as multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill ... often machine scored and offer little opportunity for a demonstration of the thought processes characteristic of critical thinking skills. Traditional assessment lends itself to instructor centered teaching styles. The instructor teaches the material at a low level, and the measure…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 6-3
Chapter 6: Assessment › Traditional Assessment › Characteristics of a Good Written Assessment (Test)
traditional assessment, fairly simple grading matrices such as shown in Figure 6-2 are used. Due to this approach, a satisfactory grade for one lesson may not reflect a learner's ability to apply knowledge in a different situation. Still ... forms the foundation needed for the learner to advance to higher levels of learning. Characteristics of a Good Written Assessment (Test) Whether or not an instructor designs his or her own tests or uses commercially available test banks…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 6-1
Chapter 6: Assessment › Assessment Terminology
Assessment Terminology This chapter presents two broad categories of assessment. The first is traditional assessment, which often involves the kind of written testing (e.g., multiple choice, matching) and grading that is most familiar to instructors and learners. To achieve ... passing score on a traditional assessment, the learner usually has a set amount of time to recognize or reproduce memorized terms, formulas, or data. There is a single answer that is correct. Consequently, the traditional assessment usually assesses the learner…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 6-7
Chapter 6: Assessment › Authentic Assessment › Assessing Risk Management Skills
more structured, effective, and collaborative version of a traditional postflight critique. Also, instructors who learned in the more traditional assessment structure must be careful not to equate or force the dimensions of the rubric into the traditional grading mold ... practice” item, and by flight five, it is a “manage-decide” item. The learner may be reluctant to self-assess if he or she has not had the chance to participate in such a process before. Therefore, the instructor…