TABLE OF CONTENTS

Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning

Developed and edited by the Washington Center's Evaluation Committee

Introduction Jean MacGregor
I. Assessment in Collaborative Learning
  A. Restructuring Courses
    1. R(E)volutionary Processes: Assessment and Learning Community Planning   Trish Barney, Linda Moore, Mike Witmey
    2. The Evolution of a Biology Course: From Student Passivity to Student Accountability   Judy Moore and Eric Mould
  B. Assessment and Evaluation of Student Work Introduction by Bruce Kochis
    1. Grading in Collaborative Classrooms   Bob Petrulis
    2. Making Group Work Count   Sherry Sullivan
    3. Making Examinations More Collaborative   Jim Harnish
    4. Making Time for Peer Review   Michael Kischner
    5. Group Projects and Group Grading: Work in Progress   Roger Arango
  C. Classroom Research
    1. Classroom Research: An Introduction   Bruce Kochis
    2. Ask Them: Assessing What Students Already Know   Rita Smilkstein
    3. Inkshedding   Susan Wyche-Smith
    4. Mid-Course Adjustments: Using Small Group Instructional Diagnoses to Improve Teaching and Learning   Ken White
  D. Assessment of Seminars
    1. Approaches to Assessment in the Collaborative Learning Seminar/Discussion K.Ann McCartney
    2. Circumscribing Seminar Space   Margaret Scarborough
  E. Student Self-Evaluation
    1. Teaching Self-Assessment   Thad Curtz
    2. Writing Portfolios: What Teachers Learn from Self-Assessment   Kim Johnson-Bogart
    3. Sample Self-Evaluation Prompts  
II. Assessment of Collaborative Learning: Assessing the Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning Environments
  A. My Mind Exploded: Intellectual Development as a Critical Framework for Understanding and Assessing Collaborative Learning William Moore
  B. Post-Program Interviews Valerie Bystrom
  C. Assessing Learning Community Effectiveness: An Institutional View Gail Wilkie
  D. Assessment of Collaborative Learning Programs: The Promise of Collaborative Research Vince Tinto, Anne Goodsell Love, and Pat Russo
  E. Simple Approaches to Assessing Collaborative Learning Environments Candace Byrne
III. Appendices
  Bibliography on Assessment, Collaborative Learning, and Learning Communities
  Glossary of Terms
  Brief Biographies of Authors